Models of the mediocrity principle
Wikipedia defines the mediocrity principle as the notion that there is nothing special about humans or the earth. Today offered me two different but complementary examples. Without placing myself among these others (and I’m the first to admit that I follow a path that is in the middle of the road wherever possible), I will cite them and their exemplary behaviour.
Today, the man that would be king, (if the rest of his blood relations kick the bucket and a comet flashes through the heavens as a sign to the rest of us), has decided to publicly reduce his carbon footprint. Like the Sasquatch, he has rather large ones…
When it takes you and a royal posse of twenty sycophants (making a roundtrip Atlantic crossing in a private jet) to accept an award for your environmental efforts, instead of using the offered videoconference, I have to wonder about the depth of the committment. Did I mention that he has his groceries bought locally? Don’t we all? Running the limo on cooking oil? Holy French Fries, Batman!
Now let’s flip the page. Tonight I caught the first round to the finals of Canadian Idol. Eleven girls who make you go “Yawn!”. The judges spent the evening at a loss for words. No goosebumps here. Should we vote? No, let’s change the channel and get on with our sorry lives.
Two sides to the same tarnished brass medallion. The mediocrity principle may well be a law of the universe, if this is the evidence available.
