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The art of being just good enough to never be remembered.
means A state of average, unremarkable quality — competent enough to function, dull enough to forget.
from From Latin mediocris, meaning middling, literally halfway up the mountain — neither in the valley nor at the peak.
Latin rootsMedius (middle) plus ocris (rugged hill).
Mountain logicRomans saw average as stuck mid-climb.
Backhanded praiseFine and adequate are its polite cousins.