Mediocrity is not synonymous with incompetence. The powers that be do not want perfect incompetents, workers who do not keep their hours or obey orders. In reality, it is difficult to be mediocre. One can be a very competent mediocre, that is to say, applied, servile and free of all one's own convictions and passions. In that case, the future is yours because the institutions of power are reluctant to rub shoulders with people who are politically and morally committed or who are original in their thoughts and methods.Your post is very thoughtful, thank you and success.