More like un(dis)talented. If remove bum, average or smart, we are suddenly all genius.
There is context to the word untalented in this case. So we try to explain it, while using it in a comment at least till it becomes known. The post that started this had a comment thread of close to a thousand comments.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@surpassinggoogle/steemit-s-untalented-is-in-beta-participate-freely-because-every-participant-in-this-contest-will-win-something-no-losers