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The Map Is Not the Territory (2015)
The map is not the territory reminds us that our mental models of the world are not the same as the world itself. It cautions against confusing our abstractions and representations with the complex, ever-shifting reality they aim to describe.
- Points
- 113
- HN comments
- 35
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 5 commenters
Life, Learning & WritingMath & Algorithms2020
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2020 | The Map Is Not the Territory (2015) by nonines | 113 | 35 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Feb 2019 to Oct 2021.
Most recent:
- Tuckerism · Oct 16, 2021
- kungtotte · Mar 7, 2020
- yayitswei · Feb 12, 2020
- mistermann · Jun 5, 2019
- subroutine · Feb 9, 2019
