lowest common denominator

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It willfully tries to make something seem lowest common denominator, so that there can be a community based around that thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Many have dismissed the fruity videos as so-called artificial intelligence "slop" -- poor-quality content churned out to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s “diworsification”—ideas watered down to the lowest common denominator, the least innovative option that offends no one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

His brand of toiletry involves writing stories for the absolutely lowest common denominator of homo sapiens.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024

Because he thinks Facebook is the lowest common denominator of social discourse.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli