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“Social media is the supreme triumph of the commonplace, the undiluted voice of the commonplace, the perfect means of viral transmission of the commonplace. All excellence is tracked down and exterminated. The commonplace infects everything. It grows like weeds everywhere and strangles all beautiful, exceptional flowers. All tall poppies are all cut down.”

Excellence Social Media Mediocrity Outsiders Popularity Cancel Culture Tall Poppies

Book:The Mandarin Effect: The Crisis of Meaning

Source: The Mandarin Effect: The Crisis of Meaning

“In the Middle Ages, anyone who tried to escape their duties to society - negative libertarians, in other words, with which today's world is full - were not deemed worthy of consideration. They were pathetic. They were Last Men. Today's world produces them by the legions. They are the primary output of modernity.”

Mediocrity Ignavi Libertarians Last Men

Book:The Irresistible Rise of Mediocre Man: The War On Excellence

Source: The Irresistible Rise of Mediocre Man: The War On Excellence

“The average person looks to be taught by the mediocre, not the excellent.”

Quality Mediocrity Mediocre Exellence

Book:The Irresistible Rise of Mediocre Man: The War On Excellence

Source: The Irresistible Rise of Mediocre Man: The War On Excellence