Measuring
Metrics are shared, and signals are individuated. When we sense things, we can first articulate and perhaps share them. Once shared, we can decide to collaborate, and when we do, they will start converging toward shared understanding and a standard. Metrics make a comparison, a flattening of details into a binary scale. Signals are relative to one…
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