• merc@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      It’s actually kind of liberating when you manage to do that.

      It’s not true, but if you pretend it is, it allows you to do all kinds of math. Follow the rules as if the spin were real and there were real momentum and it allows you to predict things that you can test. It’s almost like looking at a really good magic trick, where you know that what you seem to be seeing isn’t possible, but the magician is manipulating things so that your brain can anticipate what’s coming next.