Being a "Great Man" is something relative, how do you even measure it? That being said, how could the fact that "Great Men" have been raised in stagnating soci

Being a "Great Man" is something relative, how do you even measure it? That being said, how could the fact that "Great Men" have been raised in stagnating societies be explained? If you were raised in a societie's whose culture embraces mediocrity, you have to think for yourself and let that fact not define your actions.