[1/40 things about data] It’s hard to capture reality with data

Trying to recreate an accurate version of reality, no matter what that is or how simple it looks, is hard.

Another way of seeing it: modelling reality always gets complex. There are always small nuances, special conditions, things that changed, edge cases and, of course, errors (which sometimes became features).

The only models I found easy to work with and understand are the ones that reflect computer things.