Right, certainly there are models that go viral without being accurate/predictive in scientific terms. They are nonetheless useful, at least in the context they proliferate. They often attain the status of “truth” and “fact”, and in that way they are indeed “good models”
The problem is that “good model” is “viral” model, not predictive model. Being predictive helps model to be more viral, but it is not necessary.
Right, certainly there are models that go viral without being accurate/predictive in scientific terms. They are nonetheless useful, at least in the context they proliferate. They often attain the status of “truth” and “fact”, and in that way they are indeed “good models”