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[godelski]

Haha yeah that is accurate. The right language is situational though haha. People are generally overconfident in their ability to mathematically describe things. There's a clique "all models are wrong" and like all cliques it is something everyone can repeat but not internalize lol

[agos → godelski]

you should not forget the second part: all models are wrong, some are useful

[littlestymaar → agos]

Yes, but unfortunately the second part is usually employed by people who want to put under the rug the fact that their model is dubious.

All models are wrong, only some of them are useful, and only when handled with care.

[godelski → agos]

The second part is the obvious part that often doesn't need restating. Models can be incredibly powerful tools.