Embracing Mediocrity
A hideous change has taken place in America. Perhaps it came with the popularity of reality TV. Someone believes we all want to see people just like us in the media, be it old or new.
I don’t want to see someone just like me. If I needed someone just like me to read the evening news, reporters would be a little doughy with stained shirts and they’d mispronounce common words while saying “um” a lot.
Folks just like me would not be hitting home runs or getting touchdowns. Cheerleaders would have razor stubble and smile much less.
Sarah Palin would be Vice President. Biden sorta makes this a bad analogy… sorry.
People would be promoted because they’re just average. CEO s would have an IQ of 100. Conferences would have women just like us speaking.
I hate celebrating being average. What didn’t work for me about BlogHer was the size. The panels were too long and the audience was self promoting. Though the panelists were bright and articulate, it’s imperative that moderators are strong.
I’m an elitist. I want to be in a room with people smarter than myself, folks with more integrity and a better value system. I want to stretch myself and work harder to do more.
I don’t want to see people just like me being celebrated in Mainstream or in New Media. I want to see people much better than average being given the spotlight. This has been a disappointing space.