Striving for Mediocrity - Part 2
Okay, I don’t want to kick a dead horse, but I do want to give an example of what I was talking about in my earlier post on decreasing production quality, our apparent acceptance of it, and why it can hurt some of us in the long run.
There is a growing number of people who have gone into the consulting business. They don’t call it consulting, of course. They call it Lifestyle Coaching. I have no qualm with this whatsoever. If you do something well, and I want to be able to do it well, and you can help me learn to do it well, I’m all ears. Call yourself a Zoo Keeper for all I care. I’m here to learn…
Striving for Mediocrity
If I were to ask you if you’d mind having all the programming from your cable or satellite TV written, performed, and produced by amateurs, you’d probably say, “Yes! Of course I mind!” I’m not talking about amateurs who do professional quality work. I mean rank amateurs. You may not be able to define why you wouldn’t want this, but everything inside you would tell you it was a bad idea. And everything inside you would be right…
Heightened Security?
This is what it looks like when the Chinese feel there may be a security threat. Two of these tanks are parked around the National Stadium. This one is parked at the Main Press Center. Fortunately, problems have been minor as far as terrorism is concerned. There was one tragic incident involving an attack on two Americans, one of whom died. The attacker then committed suicide. We may never know his true motive.
There was a fatal traffic accident, too, but that was an accident–not an attack. All this to say that we haven’t seen anything for which a tank would be useful; nonetheless, it’s nice to know that the Chinese government takes terrorism seriously.
Back in Shunyi, the town that I call my home-away-from-home for now, security is a bit more low key. Unfortunately, the security personnel around the venue don’t realize it’s a bit more low key so they, the Barney Fifes of Beijing, try to throw their weight around a little. Several of us have been stopped unnecessarily to be told that we can’t be where we are–even though our credentials say otherwise. One such location is the Mixed Zone (picture at right).
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! Does it ever seem to you that some people just don’t get it? Businesses spend tons of money on ad campaigns that don’t actually help their businesses. Media production houses put together splashy pieces of “art” that look or sound cool, yet fail to communicate the intended message to the intended audience. And speaking of “intended audience,” people forget who the intended audience is and waste plenty of time and money talking to the wrong people.
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