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That's unironically a good way of thinking about it.
One of my proudest achievements in life is having used particle-wave duality to explain non-binary gender to a bunch of cis-het physics-bros, and also using non-binary gender to explain quantum physics to queer folk. I'm disproportionately pleased with having been able to use this explanation successfully both ways.
(I also think it says a lot about me that I have found myself in situations where it isn't uncommon that I get an opportunity to attempt this. Explaining gender to passively bigoted cis-hets feels like it's part of my ethical duty to the world, but menacing my friends with quantum physics monologues is just for fun)