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Is it the whole environment of nobody fails, participation trophies that led to 'mid' being derogatory? -- (edited)

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Oct 22 '24, 12:36

I'd kill to be a statistically mid NBA player.

Or maybe it's me and being vaguely old. Like there's parts of my life (most of them?) that I strive to be average and thus kind of unseen and just part of the flow.

An average concert is still way better than a night at home

er, more obtainable. Watching an average movie theatrically is still better than waiting to stream it

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A mid NBA player is still in the top tier of the game. As is most players in the top tiers of pro sports. -- nm - . Oct 22, 16:05
"middling" is not a compliment. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 22, 13:30
Mid is just a substitute for the word average which most typically consider demeaning. I keep saying that a C graded movie is not bad. It’s just…mid. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 13:05
"When I grow up I want to be middle management." -- (link) - Max Oct 22, 12:48 [youtube]
Pretty sure "middling" has always been deployed denigratingly. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 12:41 1
- It's kind of the hedging bettor's dream ;-) -- nm - JD Oct 22, 12:45
Just teenage angst/cockiness in another form. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 12:38 1
- Yeah this—just a way to put a dig/insult on someone that someone else likes/thinks is cool/thinks is good looking -- nm - Trending Oct 22, 12:44

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Is it the whole environment of nobody fails, participation trophies that led to 'mid' being derogatory? -- (edited)

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