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Why are we all subjected to the advice of the top .01% of the population when it's clear that (1) such advice applies only to them and (2) the world only has room for a few of these people? Most of us who aren't delusional would be more than satisfied with a non-televised life of moderate success, doing something we love in the company of friends. Instead, we're given the idea that aiming for such a life is "mediocre" and that anyone who isn't world famous is a loser or a wannabe. Much like the disappearing middle-class, a middle ground between megasuccess and abject failure has dropped out of big-media discussion.