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Mediocre falls along the "good versus bad" metric, which honestly is not the most valid.

It's true, it's easy to feel like society and capitalism in general are becoming a rat race. Excellency is neither subjective or objective, it's just a made up social norm that people create in their head for competitive purposes.

What do you want millions of dollars for? To travel the world for all the rest of your life? I see so many people fighting during their vacations.

If you're the best at your job, will the world really be improved by your contribution?

Innovator tend to explore beyond what society wants, and when it works, it works great.



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