[MD] Is the MOQ static, or a static pattern?

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[Arlo]
> I was thinking in terms of the polar versus Cartesian maps. What is 'right' if it is not tied to pragmatic
> experience? The whole notion of 'objective truth' (which is what 'right' implies) is part of what the MOQ
> (what is better) leaves behind. To answer your specific questions, 'usefulness' is a category in SOM
> that is secondary to 'True'. I'd say "trying to be right" is nonsensical within a MOQ view,
> which I see as "trying to be better". Of course, 'right' when taken provisionally and
> contextually (like 'true' as compared to 'True') is acceptable given the parameters imposed on the term.
> In fact, in the MOQ if something is not 'useful' it would not exist. Existence is a function of value
> (which I'd say is usefulness). 
> So, the pursuit of 'right' over 'useful' I see as very SOM. 

I'm always running late.  So I find it useful to set my watch 5 minutes fast to give me a buffer.
But I'm under no illusion that the time on my watch is right.  'Useful' and 'right' are separate concepts.
Neither is favored by any metaphysics. 
Craig