Historically, more traditional quantifiable metrics have been used to demonstrate the impact of developer tooling projects in Ethereum. However, these don’t necessarily provide a real understanding of the impact these projects have had. As per [Goodhart’s Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law) ("When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”), metrics can be gamed, and especially when one sees the size of communities on X, Discord or Telegram for projects with planned token launches, it’s clear how much incentives can be misaligned in web3 to favour short-term gains over providing long-term positive impact by projects.
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