Lists are Hot

As I've been channel surfing this past week or so I've noticed that lists are hot, especially on vh1 and to a certain extent on one of my favorite channels comedy central. It feels as if lists are everywhere, countdowns are everywhere. Do I really need to know the 50 sexiest video moments? What is this obsession with who's best, who's on top? It reminds me some of the old chant (I apologize if I get this wrong, you can correct it in your own brain...) "Good, Better, Best...never let it rest... until your good is better and your better is best!"

One of the things I've been learning over this past year is that I'm never going to be the best at everything, if anything. (I know a real shock to most of you.) Yet there has always been a part of me that's wanted to be a superstar at everything I do. Not that there's anything wrong with giving your best effort, but what's wrong with good enough? I want to believe that good enough is enough. If that is case what good do these lists do? They really only serve as a reminder to me that I'm not the best, but I'm okay with that now.

So I'm left wondering what it says about our society that these lists are so popular? Why is it that VH1 gets such good ratings from these programs that keep creating more? Sure they make good bar talk, good small talk, but I've got think there is something more to it...what is it?