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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.
“What is wrong with our civilization can be said with one word — unreality. We are in no danger either from the vices or the virtues of vikings; we are in danger of forgetting all facts, good and bad, in a haze of high-minded phraseology.” — G. K Chesterton<noinclude>
:—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>
'''December 2022: ^^^
'''January 2023''': ^^^
'''December 2022: “[[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)
'''November 2022''': “One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.” — Nietzsche, ''Ecce Homo''<br>
'''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