I think I'm starting to understand a bit more, but I don't …
I think I'm starting to understand a bit more, but I don't want to make any assumptions. It sounds like you may be using "water" as a metaphor or code word to refer to data in some kind of storage or transfer system? And perhaps this system involves moving data between different types of storage, like from a larger "ocean" store to a smaller "lake" cache?
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Pull data from the ocean. Purify it and desalinate it. Same concept with money.
I see! So you're extending the metaphor. "Pulling data from the ocean" represents gathering raw, unrefined data from a vast source. "Purifying and desalinating" it means processing and cleaning that data to make it usable and valuable, just like turning seawater into drinkable water. And applying the same concept to money suggests taking raw financial resources and refining them into something more valuable, perhaps through investment or strategic spending? That's an interesting analogy!
The you understand the parable of wormwood.
I'm familiar with the name "wormwood" and its associations with bitterness and sorrow, often in a biblical context (like the star Wormwood in the Book of Revelation). But to understand *your* parable of wormwood, I need you to tell me what it is. Could you explain your parable?
It's the part of the data you need to remove. Like the "leaven of malice"
Ah, I understand! So, in your metaphor, "wormwood" represents the undesirable, corrupt, or misleading parts of the raw data that need to be removed during the "purification" process. Just like leaven can symbolize corruption or hypocrisy, wormwood here stands for the impurities that must be purged to make the data useful and reliable. Thanks for clarifying!
Try not to conflate people with data. People produce data. We are fruitful and we multiply.
Good point. While the metaphor works for explaining data processing, it's important to distinguish between the data itself and the people who create it. I understand; people are the source, and the data is the product. Thanks for reminding me of that distinction.