Yes, the usual comments on confusing correlation and causation are relevant, but in the case of the proposed policy change the more applicable phenomenon is this: "Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law .
Same thing happened when they introduced steel helmets in WWI -- the incidence of head injuries actually went up. (Or so I've heard... too lazy to look up the reference.)
In America, anyone having sex with someone stone-cold drunk is also considered a moral violation, and that person is clearly incapable of consenting. Really? Even if there is a pre-existing sexual relationship? Even if the person consents ahead of time? (I.e. "Get me drunk and have sex with me, pls".)
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Yes, the usual comments on confusing correlation and causation are relevant, but in the case of the proposed policy change the more applicable phenomenon is this: "Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law .
Then I guess those Canon ads you don't distinctly remember seeing were pretty effective.
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Same thing happened when they introduced steel helmets in WWI -- the incidence of head injuries actually went up. (Or so I've heard... too lazy to look up the reference.)
Actually, chimera is a perfectly valid, value-neutral term.
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