If any individual human cannot be greater than the sum of parts of the human race, is there a dis-incentive to personal excellence? If anyone falls short of the ubermensch ideal, isn't it logical to say that someone else will pick up the slack and we can never have a net degradation to society?
And yet certain individuals in history seem to show themselves to be greater than the common clout by virtue of having diverted and being in control of large amounts of manpower. Either by charisma, or some impressive trait. It seems that the key to a strong legacy would lie in rallying the masses, and not a romantic devotion to personal excellence. Pity.
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