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Come on, this is a genuine question.... why celebrate mediocrity? answer the question that this link takes you to. could care less about this one.

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Answer 1

Is your question really "Why do we celebrate mediocrity?"

It depends. In the working world, only the mediocre get hired for the regular jobs. Why?

1. Nobody wants a thinker, analyzer, intellectual. The most hirable is the one who can read and follow the method manual. No more please. If you prove to be smarter, you would be called "difficult"

2. The ideal middle manager is also the obedient follower who would take the directions of the higher boss and follow it to the letter.

The answer therefore is simple. Mediocrity is rewarded.
It is not celebrated. You simply used the wrong word.

Answer 2

Yes future generations are in trouble. But I think it's from mixed messages, not celebration of mediocrity. On one hand, they have contests with no "winner" and on the other federally mandated tests which they must pass to advance a grade or graduate. On one hand they are raised to believe that one cannot have a successful life without a college degree, while thousands of jobs go empty which would provide a decent income, while unemployed graduates believe that these jobs are beneath them. They see the ideal bodies on TV and the movies which are portrayed as the ultimate in desirable bodies, but they walk down the streets full of obese and normal looking people.

But the worst problem facing them is that parents think that teaching is only done from 8:00 to 3:00pm. They spend all their time chasing money and very little time focused on their children, which is where the best lessons of achievement and effort could be taught.

Answer 3

There's only one reason--as an attack upon hard-earned superiority.

It takes a lot more work to do the science, practice, get it right and build on what you do to do something extraordinary. Who'd want to celebrate mediocrity except someone who thought he couldn't make the grade and instead of admiring the great decided to undermine them by a sneak attack.

I can think of one other reason to celebrate privately--if that's the best you can do, that's really something...but such celebrations are not for public consumption. It's disgusting to live in a world where mediocrities and nobodies get millions, airtime and free publicity while greatness goes unhired and under-rewarded at best. I'm moving.

Answer 4

Mediocrity = No thinkers = No threat = Monkeys

In trouble, I would think it is probably too late. People are starting to walk around like zombies. To fail or not to fail is the question ! "Just read the script son and I'll give you more bananas, if not, then you'll understand what a peanut is!"

Answer 5

I believe that everyone has a right to there own opinion as long as they don't force there views on others, for me personally, no I do not celebrate mediocrity, but nor do I really shun it.

Answer 6

well if we are sure our entire personal vocabularity is understood by others wouldnt, that meabn any creative question would only come in an emergansy