It is not cool to be perfect

It is not cool to be perfect.

Consider the word "cool," not its overtones, just the definition. (Popular, attractive, fashionable). Now consider perfection. It is what we strive for, right? Of course. But not true perfection, which is generally frowned upon. Why should it be unattractive to the general population to be perfect?

The general opinion goes like this: if a person is spectacularly amazing in a particular area, then good for them. We value skills. Or so it would seem. Unfortunately, not everyone has skills. We are all truly imperfect beings, which hurts those of us with larger-than-life egos. From this assertion comes the idea that society should baby those who do not have skills, money, success, etc.(those who are not perfect): enter the ideals of the politically correct. Since everybody has flaws (some more prominent than others), society has become lazy: we can rely on the politically correct to pity us for our problems if we tout them on our sleeves. In this case, we start to brag our deficiencies more than our proficiencies. Excellence is dropping in rank on the human list of values.

I was going to continue this, but I lost my train of thought. Not sure where to go next.