If you move away from music and look at those that the majority choose to vote for and elect to political office - you will see the premise that the majority prefer the mediocre (or worse) is well demonstrated.

I am amazed at the willingness of so many people to trust those they should be suspicious of but to be suspicious of those they could probably trust.

However, the ones we can probably trust tend to make us uncomfortable as they rather expect us to think and decide for ourselves.