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The line between the two isn't very clear, nor is it productive to really argue about it, IMO


>nor is it productive to really argue about it

I do agree


It was still a good question!

There is a line between a tool:

A) that makes managing relevant information more efficient, while not hiding any of that information.

B) vs. a tool that hides some details, providing a tradeoff of higher productivity MOST of the time, but at the cost of requiring a fall back tool on other (rare?) occasions.

I would say, once a tool stops providing access to any (even rarely) relevant details, it has become an abstraction.




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