stackyFACTSSturgeon's law perfectly summarizes the overwhelming mediocrity of the universe. To avoid complaining about the terrible quality of early sci-fi, critics established a universally accepted baseline that roughly ninety percent of all created works are absolute, undeniable trash.
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