[zeroCalories]

I think that's a very important distinction, because it speaks to the intentions of the creators. It's not being designed this way, it's an accident.

[delusional]

I believe you would have to assume an inordinate amount of naivite, bordering on stupidity, by the developers to suggest they didn't know this is exactly the outcome. They are statistics experts. They know about survivorship bias.

[zeroCalories]

Of course they were aware of the possibility, but there's not many good measures of quality.