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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Pitfalls of Quantification and Metrics

19 Jun 2026 5:00 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review reports on the limitations and dangers of over-reliance on metrics and self-quantification, arguing that numbers often obscure meaning and lead to 'value capture,' where external measures redefine personal goals.

Science & Technology Business Media Computers and Internet Artificial Intelligence Social Issues Digital and Print Publishing Employment and Labor Self-quantification Metrics Value Capture C. Thi Nguyen Theodore M. Porter Philosophy MIT Technology Review MIT science technology