One of my favorite tech metaphors is based on the following joke:
A: What are doing here under the lamp-post, son?
B: Why, I'm looking for my watch.
A: Where do you think you lost it?
B: I'm pretty sure I lost it in the park.
A: Isn't the park three blocks away?
B: Yes, it is.
A: So, why are looking here?
B: Because the light is better here.
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