Usage numbers are like GDP, they only indirectly correlate with real value ("wealth"). Assessing real "success" in human terms requires us to adopt a measure of human flourishing that is subject to an over-arching qualitative framework of value.
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Well "usage" and "zaps" are distinct, the latter being a better reference for value and/or wealth.
I agree that it's economic value, but I would still argue that that is a reasonable framework for assessing the value of a project. At the risk of being "vulgar libertarian" about it, I do think that freely-traded economic value is a rough proxy to how important a thing is to society.