First it was that, to understand, we have to "actually return to the complex terminology you're simplifying". I disagree.
Now it is, that we need some common way of communicating. I agree.
But that are two different questions.
> [explaining EM radition in terms of phones does not help]
Nor does explaining EM radiation in terms of oranges. But I'd do neither. I'd first try to figure out whether you struggle with the concept of what a phone is or with the question how it works. Because step 1 in being understood is to understand what you are trying to say, to define the metric you can later use to evaluate your success in your attempt at being understood.
First it was that, to understand, we have to "actually return to the complex terminology you're simplifying". I disagree.
Now it is, that we need some common way of communicating. I agree.
But that are two different questions.
> [explaining EM radition in terms of phones does not help]
Nor does explaining EM radiation in terms of oranges. But I'd do neither. I'd first try to figure out whether you struggle with the concept of what a phone is or with the question how it works. Because step 1 in being understood is to understand what you are trying to say, to define the metric you can later use to evaluate your success in your attempt at being understood.