I mentioned it in a different comment, but my biggest reservation is that the difference between "Distorting the system" and "Improving the system" is more ofte

I mentioned it in a different comment, but my biggest reservation is that the difference between "Distorting the system" and "Improving the system" is more often than not in the eye of the beholder, and most metrics will incentivize a mixed bag of "good" behavior and "distorting" behavior.