I like this allegory because it puts the complexity into a visual mindset and brings to light an interesting question about the nature of our abstractions.. For

I like this allegory because it puts the complexity into a visual mindset and brings to light an interesting question about the nature of our abstractions.. For example: Are our abstractions I-beams or Pre-Fabs[0]? We all know that the rise of pre-fabs is, at its heart, the story of cheap developments all lazily (and hastily) thrown together in arrangements that are of low quality, mid-to-low beauty and do not last for very long. Skyscrapers of the early 20th century stand today (with I-Beams) and are considered by many to be beautiful, maintainable etc; People want pre-fabs, since they're cheap, the economy will always be in the pre-fab. But pre-fabs have a limited shelf-life, and reconstruction is more expensive than spending a little extra up front cost. [0]: This is the sort of pre-fab I am talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabricated_building#/media/File:Plattenbauten_02_Lobeda_West-2011.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabricated_building#/media/...