Correction

Correction: Why Good Intentions Still Lead to Bad Outcomes

Corrected by Emir Baycan · Full-Stack Developer, Mobile App Builder and Web Platform Founder with expertise in SEO, automation, SaaS, AI visibility, DevOps and scalable digital products

Emir Baycan found something wrong, outdated, or unsupported on this page and proposed a fix. The publisher accepted the correction.

Role
Correction
Status
Accepted
Date
28 July 2026

The exact change

Before

The article attributed the well-known precise phrasing of Goodhart's Law directly to Charles Goodhart as a quotation.

After

Added the correct attribution to Marilyn Strathern's 1997 reformulation, distinguishing it from Goodhart's original 1975 statement.

Suggested change

See before/after.

Why this is better

This precise wording is commonly but incorrectly attributed directly to Goodhart; it is Strathern's later reformulation. Correction fixes the attribution rather than adding new sources.

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