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“[[Premium mediocre|Premium mediocrity]] is ''not'' clueless, tasteless consumption of mediocrity under the mistaken impression that it is actual luxury consumption. Maya Millennial is aware that what she is consuming is mediocre at its core, and only “premium” in some peripheral (and importantly, cheap, such as French-for-no-reason branding) ways. But she consumes it anyway.” | |||
:—Venkatesh Rao, ''The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial'' (2017)<noinclude> | |||
=== Past JC Splash Quotes === | === Past JC Splash Quotes === | ||
A selection of the quotes used on the front page of the JC [[from time to time]]:<br> | A selection of the quotes used on the front page of the JC [[from time to time]]:<br> | ||
'''November 2022''': | '''December 2022: ^^^ | ||
'''November 2022''': “One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.” — Nietzsche, ''Ecce Homo''<br> | |||
'''October 2022''': “Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens”<ref><small>“The Gods themselves struggle against stupidity in vain”</small></ref> — Schiller, ''The Maid of Orleans'', III, 6 | '''October 2022''': “Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens”<ref><small>“The Gods themselves struggle against stupidity in vain”</small></ref> — Schiller, ''The Maid of Orleans'', III, 6 | ||
'''September 2022''': “Don’t give up on your dreams. Have a lie-in.” —Grafitti, Parkland Walk, North London, 2022<br> | '''September 2022''': “Don’t give up on your dreams. Have a lie-in.” —Grafitti, Parkland Walk, North London, 2022<br> | ||