That definitely sums it up. In the US too, "Certificates of Participation" are everywhere in school. "Who won in the science fair?" Who knows? "But we all were there, here's my certificate to prove it."
And complements are shallow by nature. A mediocre children's performance is still lauded as "incredible" or "awesome" by the parents. No one dares to hurt the kid's self-esteem, or push them to any kind of real excellence.
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"all shall have prizes"
That definitely sums it up. In the US too, "Certificates of Participation" are everywhere in school. "Who won in the science fair?" Who knows? "But we all were there, here's my certificate to prove it."
And complements are shallow by nature. A mediocre children's performance is still lauded as "incredible" or "awesome" by the parents. No one dares to hurt the kid's self-esteem, or push them to any kind of real excellence.
RW
What a lovely postmodern poem. Reminiscient of a Ginsberg piece.
Really, as if lone iPod dude is already super-aware of his surroundings--Better queue up some fight-scene music.
They've already gotten together as of recently to do the podcast, "This Week in Tech." http://thisweekintech.com/