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Re:You don't know how bad most things are nor precisely how ... by dnissley on Thursday August 22, 2024 @04:35PM (#41324178)
What do you think about mediocrity?

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/series/mediocratopia/

I’m fascinated by mediocrity as an aspiration, understood as optimization resistance and withheld reserves. Mediocrity is slouching towards survival. Mediocrity is pragmatic resistance to totalizing thought. Mediocrity is fat in the system. Mediocrity is playful, foxy improvisation.

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Re:You don't know how bad most things are nor precisely how ... by fuzzfactor on Friday August 23, 2024 @05:14PM (#41333165)
It makes sense to some, but this is how you lose Leonard da Vinci before he even gets started.

I sill enjoy resistance, reserves, survival, pragmatics, fat buffers and improvisation better without any mediocrity I would say.

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Re:You don't know how bad most things are nor precisely how ... by dnissley on Sunday August 25, 2024 @10:00PM (#41353339)
Everything in moderation, including totalizing thought and mediocrity
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