The article I link at the beginning of this one, Representation and Uncertainty, is about exactly this - how to think about the extrapolated concept of representation for life in general. Self-promo I know but I think anyone who resonates with your comment would really enjoy it: https://desystemize.substack.com/p/representation-and-uncert...
That wasn’t skimmable, lol. But a striking point no-less.
Put another way, a lot of the economic advantages of “problem solving” in big tech in particular is so dangerously devoid (or “bankrupt” as you state) of suitable representation that the framing leads to the dangerous social precipice we now find ourselves in.
It’s questions without representation, with lowly symbolism if any at all.
Eg “connecting people” is a useless solution without the correct representation.
