[bwfan123]

I would categorize people into 2 broad extremes. 1) those that care two hoots about what others or the system expects of them and in that sense are authentic and 2) those that only care about what others or the system expects of them, and in that sense are not authentic. There is a spectrum in there.

[godelski]

If you haven't heard this already, you might be interested in Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy

https://jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html