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John Collison on X: "As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects." / X

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore 20+ Notifications Chat Grok Lists Bookmarks Communities Premium Profile More Post Alana Wu @AlanaWu4 Post See new posts Conversation John Collison @collision As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects. 9:20 AM · May 25, 2022 629 11K 53K 5.8K Post your reply Reply Michael Saylor @saylor · May 26, 2022 Everything requires maintenance to avoid decay, and this ongoing cost is commonly underestimated and unappreciated by the inexperienced, ambitious, or distracted. Hence the virtue of focus and humility. 39 225 1.9K Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · May 25, 2022 I love @gordonbrander's bio: "Everything around me was someone's lifework." "The world is a museum of passion p

@collision: As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.

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