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# You Don't Have to Pander
- URL: https://www.trxl.co/2013-5-10-you-dont-have-to-pander/
- Published: 2013-05-10T16:20:01.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-25T00:26:12.000Z
- Author: Evan Troxel
- Tags: Getting Better, Seth Godin, #sqs, #Import-blog1, #evantroxel-me-com

It was difficult picking something to quote in this blog post because the whole thing is so damn good.

Seth Godin:

> Merely giving the people what they want is a shortcut to banality, mediocrity and invisibility.

Take five minutes and [go read it](http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths%5Fblog/2013/04/you-dont-have-to-pander.html).