[FRIAM] I am not Unique

[glen]

Goodhart's Law.

On June 24, 2023 3:48:14 PM PDT, Russ Abbott <russ.abbott at 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 <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel
>>