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Part 5 of "Choices" On the "Stories" Page (parts 1 - 4 in archives) Going for Mediocrity , originally posted on June 26, 2010 Is it just me or does mankind seem to only be going for 'silver' as in humans seem to be content with finishing second or, in other words, we seem to be content with doing just enough to get by: Corporate leaders seem to do just enough to make their lives easier, politicians seem to do just enough to get elected. And if these are the leaders of our planet, imagine how the rest of us underachievers are just skating by through life. When I was a kid, I imagined that we would have flying cars like the Jetson's and bullet trains like the Japanese and the world in general would be a better place to live, but has this ideal future come to pass. In my opinion, no and I believe that greed is at the root of our slow development, but it is not the reason. The reason in my eyes is that, people seem to be content with being lea...