Why Mr. Robot was popping pills while working at E-Corp?
Average. We all hate that word so deeply. I mean, who really wants to be average, ordinary, standard?
In a way, deep down, we are all programmed to believe that we are special. However the pop culture and corporation scheme that we work in is dependent on the average performers.
Well reader, just right now, I know that in your head, a switch went online and a voice is telling you “But I am special. I am extraordinary. I am not like the other sheeple.”
Welcome to the Primus Inter Pares Effect, or simply put, Illusory Superiority. This egocentric perception exceptionally peaks on when intelligence is questioned; the tendency of people with a below-average IQ to overestimate their IQ, and of people with an above-average IQ to underestimate their IQ (Downing or Dunning Kruger Effect)
But here comes the question? Is being average good? Is average wanted?
The answer is hell yes. There is absolutely no win against average. Here are the reasons why.
