202203210831 Models are immutable but reality isn't

Remember that the world is ever changing and our models aren’t. Models say “this is how this works, put some input in and get some output”. They simplify the context and fluidity of reality (202203210832 Models are necessarily incomplete). The context and shifting nature of the real input and output of events are not so clean cut. What once was a sure-fire way to achieve something, might be totally ridiculous today.¹

This simple truth implies that 202203210830 When your model and reality conflict, reality is always right and you should adjust your model. 202503301254 The map is not the territory.