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mediocrity

[mee-dee-ok-ri-tee] / ˌmi diˈɒk rɪ ti /
NOUN
ordinariness
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NOUN
a mediocre person
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The ceiling is too low to differentiate between excellence and mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through a feedback loop involving both the preferences of algorithms and our own spending biases, we are pulled toward a sea of mediocrity and might miss some real gems that cost more.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Marx’s reckoning, we’ve lived with 25 years of mediocrity, with no end in sight.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s that AI will produce cheap, abundant mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

At best they don’t understand the math; at worst they’re protecting a system that survives on mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal