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# A creator should reserve identity and preserve...
> A creator should reserve identity and preserve optionality before committing an entire production system. Small probes reveal whether the audience, tooling, rights, and workflow fit the mission without making enthusiasm an irreversible architecture.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms - Workbook|Reusing Creative Work Across Changing Platforms]]
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“A creator should reserve identity and preserve optionality before committing an entire production system. Small probes reveal whether the audience, tooling, rights, and workflow fit the mission without making enthusiasm an irreversible architecture.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-creator-should-reserve-enthusiasm-irreversible-architecture
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