I think what I'm saying is that your excellence may be someone else's mediocrity and vice versa. To paraphrase Mr. Spock, "Infinite diversity in infinite combination is the ultimate source of truth and beauty." Your perfectly manicured Japanese garden may indeed be a thing of beauty but that does not make pink plastic lawn flamingos a thing of ugly, especially for those who love them.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken