Definition
Metric chasing that narrows attention to throughput or growth while ignoring MPIs. Myopic optimization erodes contestability, raises failure load, and often fuels extraction.
Diagnostic
Optimization Myopia
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Metric chasing that narrows attention to throughput or growth while ignoring MPIs .
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Optimization Myopia. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/optimization-myopia
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Optimization Myopia." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/optimization-myopia.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Optimization Myopia." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/optimization-myopia.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_optimization-myopia,
title={Optimization Myopia},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/optimization-myopia},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Optimization Myopia AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/optimization-myopia ER -