Thoughts on Plato's "The Apology"

After reading "The Apology" by Plato, I think that I have been given further insight into Plato's perspective and beliefs throughout different platforms. I was particularly striken by the quote "the unexamined life is not worth living." I somewhat agree with this statement, because I think there is value in being aware of the condiditons of you life - be that existential or otherwisie - but I also think that there is value in a blissful ignorance. I think that not everyone on the earth is meant to be a philosopher king, and although this is a lifestyle that seems to fit Plato's persepctive, it's not for everyone. This can be seen through the dialogue on levels of society in The Republic, where society is divided into classes where each class has their own priorities and ways of life. For example, for one particular tier of society their techne is the important thing in their life, and that is enough to git it meaning. In this quote it feels like to me that Plato is saying that any life which is not that of a philosopher king is not worth living, which I do not agree with. I think there is still meaning to the lower tiers of society, and that being a philosopher king is not the end-all-be-all of existence. This demonstrates how in The Republic, Plato portrays the philosopher king as the most just, and furthers this argument in The Apology by saying that any other life that is not that of the philosopher king is not worth living.