Mediocrity is king.
This may come off as horribly snobbish. I'm not apologizing.
I've decided that the world used to be run by people of extraordinary mindset. Those who pushed the boundaries to find the better life and to discover the true nature of things. They aspired to greatness, not to social acceptance. They pushed for the betterment of society through an inquisitive and, often, forceful nature. To stand idly by and drink beer with friends was not their lot in life.
These days, it appears that being socially accepted takes credence over greatness. In the era of government (and now corporations) run and decided by the general populace, popularity determines the societal focus and vision. Intelligence, brilliance, excellence, and altruism are not judged or applauded through the eyes of likeminded individuals. Rather, we have the general populace to determine that. Your average highschool dropout, your barhopping slut, and your recently released rapist now determine who is great.
It's like a whole bunch of burger king cooks critiquing a five star restaurant's head chef.
Which brings me to the word "mediocre."
Most of the population is mediocre. They wallow in it. I'm not being mean. The word medicore means, "of middle quality." Which means that being the bell curve that we are, most people fall in the mediocre range.
The problem is that as a society, we tend to elevate mediocre people to some sort of pedestal when one aspect of their life garners some sort of accomplishment, earned or not. "Wow, he can dunk the ball so beautifully!" "Wow, she is so pretty!" Examples abound of how society and mediocre people elevate themselves into the pantheon of excellence based on one personality abnormality.
It makes absurd the concept of greatness.
But democracy and capitalism has made it easy for this to happen. Self congratulation is the force behind William Hung. Mediocrity likes to make itself look good. In the a society where the popular vote is the driving force behind policy, mediocrity gets the say. Those who are smart and, most importantly, inquisitive without pragmatism must resort to appealing to mediocrity. Where individuals of great merit in their every aspect of life used to be revered, they are now pushed to the borders of the state of Mediocrity.
Like my titles says, mediocrity is king. And I hate being its subject.
I've decided that the world used to be run by people of extraordinary mindset. Those who pushed the boundaries to find the better life and to discover the true nature of things. They aspired to greatness, not to social acceptance. They pushed for the betterment of society through an inquisitive and, often, forceful nature. To stand idly by and drink beer with friends was not their lot in life.
These days, it appears that being socially accepted takes credence over greatness. In the era of government (and now corporations) run and decided by the general populace, popularity determines the societal focus and vision. Intelligence, brilliance, excellence, and altruism are not judged or applauded through the eyes of likeminded individuals. Rather, we have the general populace to determine that. Your average highschool dropout, your barhopping slut, and your recently released rapist now determine who is great.
It's like a whole bunch of burger king cooks critiquing a five star restaurant's head chef.
Which brings me to the word "mediocre."
Most of the population is mediocre. They wallow in it. I'm not being mean. The word medicore means, "of middle quality." Which means that being the bell curve that we are, most people fall in the mediocre range.
The problem is that as a society, we tend to elevate mediocre people to some sort of pedestal when one aspect of their life garners some sort of accomplishment, earned or not. "Wow, he can dunk the ball so beautifully!" "Wow, she is so pretty!" Examples abound of how society and mediocre people elevate themselves into the pantheon of excellence based on one personality abnormality.
It makes absurd the concept of greatness.
But democracy and capitalism has made it easy for this to happen. Self congratulation is the force behind William Hung. Mediocrity likes to make itself look good. In the a society where the popular vote is the driving force behind policy, mediocrity gets the say. Those who are smart and, most importantly, inquisitive without pragmatism must resort to appealing to mediocrity. Where individuals of great merit in their every aspect of life used to be revered, they are now pushed to the borders of the state of Mediocrity.
Like my titles says, mediocrity is king. And I hate being its subject.
posted by Richard at 9:50 AM
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