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I don't think an analogy is meant to be factually equivalent, it is meant to convey meaning. I perfectly understood the meaning of the parent comment, even if i

I don't think an analogy is meant to be factually equivalent, it is meant to convey meaning. I perfectly understood the meaning of the parent comment, even if it is technically inaccurate. We aren't trying to understand minds or caches, we're trying to encourage a practice that has little to do with the inner workings of either.

ilyazub 4y ago
Good point. Reminds me "All models are wrong, but some are useful"[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong