Goodhart's Law. On June 24, 2023 3:48:14 PM PDT, Russ Abbott <russ.abb...@gmail.com> wrote: >Frank, Thanks for the link. > >Agnes Callard, the author of the article, sneers at tourists who visit >Paris in order to visit the Louvre in order to see the Mona Lisa (and then >spend 45 seconds looking at it)--because that's what one does in Paris. But >presumably, Callard would find it perfectly acceptable to visit Paris in >order to visit the Louvre in order to see the Mona Lisa, and then spend >hours examining Da Vinci's brush strokes. > >What's the difference between these two kinds of activities? Callard quotes >Emerson, who is not critical of "a person who travels when his >'necessities' or 'duties' demand it. Nor does Emerson object to traversing >great distances 'for the purpose of art, of study, and benevolence,'” as in >the case of the student of DaVinci's painting technique. Here's a clue. >Callard defines "tourism" as the kind of travel that aims at the >interesting—and, if Emerson and company are right, misses." > >In other words, one will not find "the interesting" by going in search of >it. The same goes for happiness. One will not find happiness by going in >search of it. These are both consequences of other activities and make no >sense as stand-alone goals. > >-- Russ Abbott >Professor Emeritus, Computer Science >California State University, Los Angeles > > >On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 2:13 PM Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel >>
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