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0 pointsclarkm12y ago0 comments

Sure, but that doesn't preclude it from being a useful metric for something like ad targeting.

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It does exactly that. Don't look for natural metrics in an artificial universe.

Many would argue that "being a useful metric" for an inherently non-useful purpose is worse than a waste of time.

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0 pointsclarkm12y ago0 comments

Sure, but that doesn't preclude it from being a useful metric for something like ad targeting.

It does exactly that. Don't look for natural metrics in an artificial universe.

Many would argue that "being a useful metric" for an inherently non-useful purpose is worse than a waste of time.

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