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Quantification is not an end in itself. I can think of many ways to measure civic participation and reasons I might want to, especially if I think it is healthy
by pbh101 1y ago
Quantification is not an end in itself.
I can think of many ways to measure civic participation and reasons I might want to, especially if I think it is healthy for society and wanted to encourage more of it.
- skippyboxedhero 1y agoAs I said, this is the issue. "The economy" is a direct consequence of people thinking that everything can be quantified. It is so shallow until you realise that this thinking is pervasive in government, and explains why "line goes up" whilst everything valuable is collapsing is so prevalent. In other words, to explain why basic societal functions are collapsing whilst you have people saying things have never been so good requires an extremely reductive mode of thought.
- pbh101 1y agoMy takeaway from this is you do not know what ‘quantify’ means and are bundling a whole lot of connotation into it.