Joshua Bell played a $3.5 million violin in a DC subway station to over 1,000 commuters — only 7 stopped to listen, despite him having sold out a Boston theater just two days earlier. The lesson isn't about his talent; it's that the same excellence can be celebrated or invisible depending entirely on context and audience. Talent without audience-fit is invisible.
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