I find SEM models to be incredibly practical. They might often over-reach a bit, but at least they present a great deal of precise information about a certain belief in a readable format.
I really wish there would be more attempts at making more diagrams like these in cases where there isn’t statistical data. For examples, to explain phenomena like:
What caused the fall of Rome?
Why has scientific progress fallen over time in the US?
Why did person X get upset, after event Y?
Why did I make that last Facebook post?
In all of these cases, breath and depth both matter a lot. There are typically many causes and subcauses, and the chains of subcauses are often deep and interesting.
In many cases, I think I’d prefer one decent intuitively-created diagram to an entire book. I’d imagine that often the diagram would make things even more clear.
Personally, I’ve been trying to picture many motivations and factors in my life using imagined diagrams recently, and it’s been very interesting. I intend to write up some of this as I get some examples onto paper.
I find SEM models to be incredibly practical. They might often over-reach a bit, but at least they present a great deal of precise information about a certain belief in a readable format.
I really wish there would be more attempts at making more diagrams like these in cases where there isn’t statistical data. For examples, to explain phenomena like:
What caused the fall of Rome?
Why has scientific progress fallen over time in the US?
Why did person X get upset, after event Y?
Why did I make that last Facebook post?
In all of these cases, breath and depth both matter a lot. There are typically many causes and subcauses, and the chains of subcauses are often deep and interesting.
In many cases, I think I’d prefer one decent intuitively-created diagram to an entire book. I’d imagine that often the diagram would make things even more clear.
Personally, I’ve been trying to picture many motivations and factors in my life using imagined diagrams recently, and it’s been very interesting. I intend to write up some of this as I get some examples onto paper.