> The adage "Popular does not equal good" has never been more relevant. Eh, it depends. It's not true that popular ==> good, but I think there are plenty of ar

> The adage "Popular does not equal good" has never been more relevant. Eh, it depends. It's not true that popular ==> good, but I think there are plenty of areas where it's more true than it used to be that good ==> popular. For example, many more people now have a much better chance to get an education and demonstrate aptitude in some area. And better communication means talent is better matched to opportunity. That's not to say we're really optimizing human potential. That doesn't even seem close to true. But I think we're doing a lot better than we were even 50 years ago.