eigenrobot: knowing when measurement is necessary, cost-effective and feasible beats rigor for its own sake
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-28
eigenrobot offers an analytic framework: for any problem, first ask whether measurement is (1) necessary, (2) cost-effective, and (3) feasible. He claims much of his value comes from telling decision makers to just use judgment instead of pursuing unnecessary rigor. A quoted tweet mocks a self-described data scientist for not caring about the numbers, framing a debate between rigor and judgment.
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