Well, howdy, there internet people, it's bow again. So today we are going to talk about

Putin and reports and measuring things and what Putin can learn from American fast food restaurants.

There have been a number of articles that have come out recently and they're focused on how

Putin is ending up with bad information.

And he's basing, using these reports to make decisions and it actually just makes things worse.

And because he trusts the reports, he's viewing everything from outside of Russia is just, well that's just propaganda and it doesn't factor in to his decision making.

And a lot of the articles are chalking this up to, well, this is just one of those things that happens in

authoritarian countries. I mean, okay, I don't know that that's entirely accurate though

It seems more like a symptom of focusing on

measurements metrics rather than the reason those metrics were created.

When I was a kid, 15, 16, something like that, worked at a fast food joint.

And during the period that I was there, they installed a clock.

They installed a clock and the clock basically measured how long a car sat at the window and

the higher-ups the corporate you know overlords they were really interested in this number so much so

that even today I can remember how just adamant the managers were about the amount of time a car spent at the window.

Why was this measurement being kept to speed things up to make sure that the customer got

their food as quickly as possible. That's why the measurement exists. But they put so much pressure on that number, what happened?

You know, ma'am, your fries are going to take a little bit to cook.

Can you do me a favor?

Just pull up right up there.

And we've got to keep the lane clear.

We'll have somebody run your food right out to you.

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