Absolutely. I summarise it as "abstraction is the curse of the age". My wife works in governance, and when a proposed new policy is being discussed, she is alw

Absolutely. I summarise it as "abstraction is the curse of the age". My wife works in governance, and when a proposed new policy is being discussed, she is always the one to say "so, how would the policy work in this situation, with these people involved? [Outlines a situation.] Tell me the steps." And, of course, the elegant, abstract policy is shown to be unworkable or lead to manifestly unfair or absurd outcomes. I admire my wife's patience greatly.