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  "author": {
    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eIt\u0026#39;s about the links, not just the nodes\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://dylanfitzgerald.net/ox-hugo/daltoris_charcoal_sketch_spiderweb_high_detail_close_up_roman_335c446e-6c0c-44f4-a5b2-bf3a98d097e8_1.jpeg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A spider\u0026#39;s web in charcoal\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one really understands all the relationships that allow a tree to do what it does. That lack of knowledge is not surprising. It\u0026rsquo;s easier to learn about a system\u0026rsquo;s elements than about its interconnections.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonalla Meadows, \u003cem\u003eThinking in Systems\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!--quoteend--\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne can define a human being by DNA or by the physical traits of the species, but I prefer to use the word person for the focus of a pattern of relationships.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Catherine Bateson, \u003cem\u003ePeripheral Visions: Learning Along the Way\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can learn all of the technology and architecture. You can build great technical systems to a high degree of predictability. But when the lights go out, it\u0026rsquo;s the communities and relationships that sustain us\u0026ndash;personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does investing a little time in strengthening your community look like? What\u0026rsquo;s one thing you can do today?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Ctrl+Shift is resuming at last; that hiatus was longer than anticipated.)\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# It's about the links, not just the nodes\n\n{{\u003c figure src=\"/ox-hugo/daltoris_charcoal_sketch_spiderweb_high_detail_close_up_roman_335c446e-6c0c-44f4-a5b2-bf3a98d097e8_1.jpeg\" alt=\"A spider's web in charcoal\" width=\"50%\" \u003e}}\n\n\u003e No one really understands all the relationships that allow a tree to do what it does. That lack of knowledge is not surprising. It's easier to learn about a system's elements than about its interconnections.\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e Donalla Meadows, _Thinking in Systems_\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!--quoteend--\u003e\n\n\u003e One can define a human being by DNA or by the physical traits of the species, but I prefer to use the word person for the focus of a pattern of relationships.\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e Mary Catherine Bateson, _Peripheral Visions: Learning Along the Way_\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\nYou can learn all of the technology and architecture. You can build great technical systems to a high degree of predictability. But when the lights go out, it's the communities and relationships that sustain us--personally and professionally.\n\nWhat does investing a little time in strengthening your community look like? What's one thing you can do today?\n\n---\n\n(Ctrl+Shift is resuming at last; that hiatus was longer than anticipated.)",
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