Mediocrity

 We live by the numbers—polls, surveys, number of hits, popularity contests, social media followers and more. These numbers create celebrity, drive sales and assign status. The problem is they also reinforce mediocrity. In a democratic society the majority should rule. But this should not be at the expense of excellence.

Excellence in the performance of one’s work is everywhere—from the plumber to the judge to the artist. We don’t do enough in our culture to search out and affirm excellence while we are drowning in mediocrity.