mediocrity
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Mediocrity has become standard in part because the demand is high for fresh streaming content, and huge names are attention magnets.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024
"Mediocrity is always rewarded it seems over greatness. End of story. I'm done about it."
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2019
According to your mood, it might be termed the Jackass Theory of History, the Howling Mediocrity Account, the Colossal Bungler Hypothesis or the Blockhead Conjecture.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2017
Mediocrity is the best we can hope for.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2016
Fabulous for little Jack and Jill Mediocrity, but do they push the brightest and ablest?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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