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TIL I learned about Goodhart’s Law. Whenever we pick a measurement as an indicator for the economy (or for anything really), it ceases to be a good indicator. Because almost everyone is going to fudge their results to match it.

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X0m4E TIL that JFK didn’t invite Sammy Davis Jr. to his 1961 inauguration as Sammy had married a white woman, and JFK was worried that the presence of an interracial couple would upset Southerners. Dean Martin, who was angered by this news, refused to attend the inauguration in solidarity with Sammy.
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