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These are both good examples of Goodheart's law — "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

Thanks for that, I remembered that this was a "law", but I never remember the name, and whenever I try to tell anyone I get it wrong or express it in a confused manner.

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