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One of the problematic aspects of modernity
It attempts to promote a culture of excellence and merit, and yet at the same time discourage the urge among people to feel superior
So society ought to remain plebeian and egalitarian and yet have a culture of excellence
It attempts to promote a culture of excellence and merit, and yet at the same time discourage the urge among people to feel superior
So society ought to remain plebeian and egalitarian and yet have a culture of excellence
That's irreconcilable and also philosophically inconsistent
The urge to excel, the urge towards perfectibility comes inevitably from the urge to obtain a higher status in society than the person next to you
The urge to excel, the urge towards perfectibility comes inevitably from the urge to obtain a higher status in society than the person next to you
A society where everyone is a pleb, with money being the only differentiator, cannot produce excellence
