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Metaphors may be thought-provoking, but are --by definition-- not the same as the system they are used to discuss, and hence cannot be used to draw anything but
by tgv 3y ago
Metaphors may be thought-provoking, but are --by definition-- not the same as the system they are used to discuss, and hence cannot be used to draw anything but weak conclusions. And the larger the distance between the metaphor and the subject under discussion, the weaker the conclusions must be.
- o11c 3y agoIn particular, this is limited by: * reducing the number of neighbors to 8 on a rectangular grid, thus making many useful cluster behaviors impossible, and also rounding percentages but not showing any sign of the rounding * not counting "self" when counting the "how many are like self" percentage. As a result, if everybody desires not to be a minority in their local cluster, a 50-50 population mix will be simulated as all unhappy permanently instead of all happy.