“It is not death that is to be feared but, rather—and something history should be devoted to demonstrating—the loss of excellence.” — William H. Gass, “There Was an Old Woman Who,” from Tests of Time
Would we know it if we saw it
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That’s assuming there was excellence to lose. One of the comforts of mediocrity is a slow and almost imperceptible descent.
There was. There is. Mediocrity is death. Worse than death. Living death. Entropy. Waste.
Yes, I feel strongly about this.