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The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Finished Internet
Techdirt has published a piece arguing that online platforms have come to treat metrics as goals in themselves, losing sight of the original mission of the open internet. The essay suggests that chasing engagement numbers has left the internet feeling 'finished' — a closed, optimized space rather than an evolving one. Readers are debating whether measurement-driven design has hollowed out the web's creative promise.
Why now: Ongoing debate about engagement-driven platform design and the state of the modern internet
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- The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Finished Internet · Techdirt.
- The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Finished Internet · Techdirt.
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