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“As you become an adult, you realize the 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.” – *John Collison*
Excerpts From 2022
Casber Wang
**How to compose a successful critical commentary:**
1. You should attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.”
2. You should list any points of agreement (especially if they are not matters of general or widespread agreement).
3. You should mention anything that you have learned from your target.
4. Only then are you permitted to say so much as a word of rebuttal or criticism.
Daniel Dennett: Tools for Critical Thinking
Farnam Street
11/ If you don't articulate the most important thing, people are left guessing what matters, and if they're guessing, they need you.
You convince yourself that people cannot decide without you when in reality, people can't decide because of you.
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