There was some discussion of an almost universal human desire for excellence. Maybe I misunderstood the concept that was presented. Based on my experience, I don’t believe that a desire for excellence is universal.
I went to a small 4-year high school with 400 students. I was well acquainted with a wide spectrum of my fellow students even…
There was some discussion of an almost universal human desire for excellence. Maybe I misunderstood the concept that was presented. Based on my experience, I don’t believe that a desire for excellence is universal.
I went to a small 4-year high school with 400 students. I was well acquainted with a wide spectrum of my fellow students even though I graduated in 1965 as my class valedictorian, I saw mostly a desire to get by. Even when I was at the US Naval Academy there was a lot of “2.5 and survive” mentality. I also saw a lot of that when I worked in the private sector and as a federal employee
Yes. I do not think this has changed much over the decades. More of a perception as our eyes open up to reality. But what has changed is the expansion of government and the expansion of virtue signaling. We need to shrink both.
There was some discussion of an almost universal human desire for excellence. Maybe I misunderstood the concept that was presented. Based on my experience, I don’t believe that a desire for excellence is universal.
I went to a small 4-year high school with 400 students. I was well acquainted with a wide spectrum of my fellow students even though I graduated in 1965 as my class valedictorian, I saw mostly a desire to get by. Even when I was at the US Naval Academy there was a lot of “2.5 and survive” mentality. I also saw a lot of that when I worked in the private sector and as a federal employee
Interesting perspetive.
Yes. I do not think this has changed much over the decades. More of a perception as our eyes open up to reality. But what has changed is the expansion of government and the expansion of virtue signaling. We need to shrink both.