It’s still a synonym for “average” but I think it comes with the subtext that in a world with a million choices, you have no reason to settle for average.
Or that being truly hideous or terrible is a redeeming quality. Like, the worst thing you can imagine is still memorable and/or educational in some way, even in a “don’t do this” or “don’t be that guy” sense. Meanwhile, the most forgettable thing is… Well… Just that. Forgettable. If it would fade from the history books, nobody would notice and nobody would care.
That’s why the claim that mid = bad is not the worst.
It’s still a synonym for “average” but I think it comes with the subtext that in a world with a million choices, you have no reason to settle for average.
This is a really good way to put it.
Or that being truly hideous or terrible is a redeeming quality. Like, the worst thing you can imagine is still memorable and/or educational in some way, even in a “don’t do this” or “don’t be that guy” sense. Meanwhile, the most forgettable thing is… Well… Just that. Forgettable. If it would fade from the history books, nobody would notice and nobody would care.
That’s why the claim that mid = bad is not the worst.