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senshincenter · 07-27-2005, 07:14 PM

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the reply. I can agree with what you are saying but I think the thread is trying to refer to a culture, not really to an individual level of competence. In that sense, I think it is more helpful to focus in on the phrase "culture of mediocrity" and not just the word "mediocrity." I think it was either Larry or myself that somewhere early on tried to make this distinction. For me, the reason why the distinction is important is because I don't think we can address anything real here if we stay purely at the level of the individual.

Much appreciation again for the reply,
dmv

07-27-2005, 07:14 PM	#108
senshincenter Dojo: Senshin Center Location: Dojo Address: 193 Turnpike Rd. Santa Barbara, CA. Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,421 Offline	Re: Culture of Martial Mediocrity? Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply. I can agree with what you are saying but I think the thread is trying to refer to a culture, not really to an individual level of competence. In that sense, I think it is more helpful to focus in on the phrase "culture of mediocrity" and not just the word "mediocrity." I think it was either Larry or myself that somewhere early on tried to make this distinction. For me, the reason why the distinction is important is because I don't think we can address anything real here if we stay purely at the level of the individual. Much appreciation again for the reply, dmv
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