I’ve asked him before to give an analogy of electron “orbits”. He had nothing fresh to offer - as with the above.
Peter Green sums it nicely enough:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jQBhpLwKKEw
Topology is basically what we’re talkig about. Just like a straight line on a graph can represent change of some given unit over time, so complex topology can represent theories of quantum phenomenon and such models are then analogized into geometric patterns to elicit a more intuitive understanding for humans.
Just like the number 1 can represent the whole, it can also be applied to singular units within a group of units. Best not to get to carried away with analogy if you don’t, and we don’t, understand the physical reality presented in abstract mathematics.
If anyone starts with “it’s best to think of it as ...” they’re just offering an intuitive way to understand the mathematical model not the phenomenon underlying it.