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This comment stuck in my craw a bit, so thanks for provoking some thought. :) Your model isn't modeling Vitamin C consumption, right? It's modeling scurvy. I wo
by bcgraham 11y ago
This comment stuck in my craw a bit, so thanks for provoking some thought. :) Your model isn't modeling Vitamin C consumption, right? It's modeling scurvy. I would guess the model could also tell you about when there are too few scurvy symptoms, which would be "never."
"If I'm going to be late, I should walk faster" isn't modeling velocity — it's modeling punctuality.
- nanny 11y ago>Your model isn't modeling Vitamin C consumption, right? It's modeling scurvy. I don't see it that way, I see it modeling Vitamin C consumption. To me, your assertion that it's modeling scurvy instead feel contrived in order to fit the top-level comment's princple.
- lmm 11y agoTo my mind "your teeth are falling out, you should drink more lemon juice" is the same kind of argument as "our gini coefficient is too high, so we should raise the minimum wage" or "our companies are taking too long to fill positions, so we should allow more immigration".