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# A garden is a better model for community than a...
> A garden is a better model for community than a funnel. Soil, seasons, attention, diversity, pruning, and time produce a living system; extracting every contact at the first opportunity exhausts the conditions that made growth possible.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Trust Economics, Authentic Marketing, and Community as Currency - Workbook|Trust Economics, Authentic Marketing, and Community as Currency]]
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“A garden is a better model for community than a funnel. Soil, seasons, attention, diversity, pruning, and time produce a living system; extracting every contact at the first opportunity exhausts the conditions that made growth possible.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-garden-better-model-made-growth-possible
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