They see it as a sort of public service announcement; as a way of consoling those who moan at the un fairness of it all. A way of making the ‘have-nots’ feel glad that they ‘haven’t’.
So here, for the first time, are the great name: The people who were so bad in their chosen sphere of endeavor that they achieved greatness.
People who believed that success is overrated.
And who believe, as G.K. Chesterton once said, that ‘If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.”