obsession with numbers and calculations; life devoted to quantifiable goals: to earn more money, to eat less calories, to run faster, to visit more places, to possess more collectible items, etc.
Numberism multiplies quantities and destroys quality.
"The unemployment rate is around 3 million"
"Then we will double our unemployment benefits"
The next year...
"The unemployment rate is around one and a half million"
"That's thanks to NUMBERISM"