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Stop Glorifying Individual Mediocrity
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- mlhpdx 2y agoBut who really knows what excellence (hence mediocrity) is in any but historical contexts? I don’t — I struggle with immense uncertainty about choices in hope of realizing real value.
- axy2 2y agoDisagree. In most cases, the difference between excellence and mediocrity is clear in the context of the same kind of work. You can immediately tell a great guitarist from a mediocre one, and a great salesman from a mediocre one.
- compressedgas 2y agoThis essay would have been better titled: Stop Defending Individual Mediocrity. > A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. To support a tree is to weaken it. A tree should be protected from extremes that would topple it until it has established itself but it must be allowed to sway in the wind. For the action of the weakest winds give it the strength to resist the greater winds.
- axy2 2y agoAgreed, that seems like a more apt title.
- al2o3cr 2y agoThe author sounds like he's confused "being an asshole" with "being a visionary" Maybe he needs more "ruthless self-reflection"
- axy2 2y ago“Now, I am not asking you to become Jobs 2.0 and not care about the sharpness of your feedback. I am, however, asking you to take individual mediocrity seriously and not let it slide under the rug” …don’t think he was advocating being an asshole.