This is sorta true. But it turns out there that there are always targets, even if they aren't explicit (is there a name for this law?). So whether you have a r

This is sorta true. But it turns out there that there are always targets, even if they aren't explicit (is there a name for this law?). So whether you have a recommendation system or a chronological feed or whatever other way you want to display info—there is always that implicit Goodhartish: measure → target → behavior change. You can't escape it. The only question is how you want to harness it—how you can bring out the best in people (with their consent ideally!) and mitigate the negative impacts of Goodharting. (Shameless plug, I'm working on this, e.g. https://techpolicy.press/can-algorithmic-recommendation-systems-be-good-for-democracy/ https://techpolicy.press/can-algorithmic-recommendation-syst... )