The wiki is worded far too strongly. The abstract of the cited research (c. 2000) describes it as a “model of autobiographical memory”. As is often said, models

The wiki is worded far too strongly. The abstract of the cited research (c. 2000) describes it as a “model of autobiographical memory”. As is often said, models are not perfectly accurate representations of reality, but are useful representations of reality. How this model is used today - or if it’s even still considered relevant - I can’t speak to.