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@b0rk I mean, there's a point where a metaphor doesn't work anymore, because it's not the truth, just a way to explain part of the truth. If you need perfect accuracy you're just explaining reality.

The paint metaphor also breaks down because there are tools for recreating paint colours accurately from pure pigments. Do that for (sxa), (sxb), and s, and you recover a and b. So it's not really suitable as a form of key exchange. But it is easy to understand on a basic level.

@b0rk that's fair enough, and I think you've done an excellent job of it. I just like the paint analogy because it's easy to grasp that unmixing paint is hard.

@b0rk have you seen the paint explainer for Diffie-Helman? That's quite a good way to get the idea across.

@GossiTheDog I think my opinion on AI is fairly balanced. https://mastodon.online/@pmb00cs/116218263576211606