“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.” ExcellenceSocial MediaMediocrityOutsidersPopularityCancel CultureTall Poppies Book:The Mandarin Effect: The Crisis of Meaning Source: The Mandarin Effect: The Crisis of Meaning