These counterexamples where what inspired my term “archetype” – they weren’t specific situations that could be dismissed as isolated exceptions to an otherwise sound rule but situations where it was clear from the structure of the situation that they contradicted my model.
Noticing when this is or isn’t the case takes some skill too. These sort of counterexamples come naturally to me as well, but sometimes I’m the only person who finds them convincing because people find it easy to dismiss them as “isolated” even when IMO they shouldn’t. :)
Yes! I’ve been thinking about you a lot while I was writing that post because you yourself strike me as a potential counterexample to the usefulness of the distinction. I’ve seen you do exactly what you describe and generally display comfort in situations that indexers would normally be comfortable in, while at the same time you evidently have quite similar priorities to me. So either you break the model or you’re just really good at both! :-)
Noticing when this is or isn’t the case takes some skill too. These sort of counterexamples come naturally to me as well, but sometimes I’m the only person who finds them convincing because people find it easy to dismiss them as “isolated” even when IMO they shouldn’t. :)
Yes! I’ve been thinking about you a lot while I was writing that post because you yourself strike me as a potential counterexample to the usefulness of the distinction. I’ve seen you do exactly what you describe and generally display comfort in situations that indexers would normally be comfortable in, while at the same time you evidently have quite similar priorities to me. So either you break the model or you’re just really good at both! :-)