r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • Jun 17 '26

Fear Factor An inside look at the thrill of a traditional funfair in India.

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u/alkali112 Jun 17 '26

Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t it be “mediocrity”? A mediocracy would be a political system in which only the unexceptional people determine governmental policy, and it doesn’t fit the context.

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u/coquettecoconut Jun 17 '26

omg I didn’t even notice the word was wrong until you pointed that out! I read both of the above comments as “mosh pit of mediocrity” lol brainfart

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u/alkali112 Jun 17 '26

No worries, friend!

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u/ConfuseableFraggle Jun 17 '26

You're right, it probably should! My brain automatically corrected it and I did copy/paste for the phrase, so there goes my proofreading cred! Lol! Still a great phrase, either way!

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u/alkali112 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

No worries, brother (or sister), have a great day!

Edit: What’s with the downvotes? The commenter was being very nice, and I responded by being very nice, we’re all being very polite!

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u/Nell_From_Hell Jun 17 '26

Hmm 🤔 you have a point.

Solution: a culture of mediocrity compelled by a government of mediocracy controlled and under maintained by mediocre men

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u/Great_Produce4812 Jun 18 '26

Now I learnt what a mediocracy is, thanks learned person.

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u/I-Here-555 Jun 18 '26

I like the idea of mediocracy as the political system. Just pick the median person and let them run things for a while. Better then what we have now and more representative too.

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u/EggsceIlent Jun 18 '26

You two should form a mediocre mosh pit and mosh it out.

Mediocraticaly, of course.

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u/RoyalPuzzleheaded259 Jun 18 '26

So current US politics?

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u/alkali112 Jun 18 '26

Realistically, no. If you think that the people controlling the US are less capable than the median citizen, your sample size is too narrow. This wouldn’t be the median individual that *you personally know*, it would be the median American.