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I think that representation is best explained as both correspondence and the outcome of optimization - specifically, representation is some sort of correspondence (which can be loose) that is caused by some sort of optimization process.
I'll speak primarily in defense of correspondence since I think that is where we disagree.
"All models are wrong, but some are useful" is a common aphorism in statistics, and I think it is helpful here too. You seem to treat mistaken representations as a separate sort of representation. However, even an ordinarily correct representation can contain some mistaken elements. For example:
Why?
That's a short question with a long answer. For brevity, we can just say that I'd prefer that money go to businesses which support a traditional retail model, which often include locally-owned small businesses, which often face competition within their niche, rather than supporting a company which isn't that - because this is (slightly) better for humankind in the long run.
If you disagree . . . well, the request still stands as a request.
Standard p100 filters should be sold anywhere these masks are, so I doubt that would be needed.
It seems that you're right - if you'll forgive the n=1 sample size, I can get P100 filters at the same store as... (read more)
That 3M mask looks to be the same make and model as the one that I use for woodworking, which came from a local hardware store. Please support your local hardware store over Jeff Bezos if you can! (You might still need to order the right kind of filters online.)
This would have persuaded me to get a mask if I didn't already own one, and has persuaded me that I should get appropriate filters.
It would be easy to be nerd-sniped into listing all of the advantages and disadvantages of owning a mask and filters, but a major disadvantage that you didn't consider is the space that it takes up, not just physically... (read more)
Upvoted for the addition to our collective and to my personal vocabulary. I've encountered a small number of people who fit this pattern (different context; almost certainly nobody you know) and it's helpful to have a memorable cognitive handle for it.
This post feels like it may have been written in response to some specific interpersonal drama. If it was, then I'd like to make it clear that I have absolutely no idea what it was and therefore no opinion on it. I just think this is a useful concept in general.
I do have one minor nitpick:
It's not clear to me whether, in this example, all three complaints are about the same organizer. It seems like they probably are, from context, but this could be written more clearly.