Your thoughts reminded me of a popular concept in right wing social media several years ago.
There's a type of person who thrives in middle management and are the main enforcers of this 'regime', the small-soulled bugman. Epitomized by someone like the host of Hot Ones — not particularly cool nor uncool, a blank slate who easily flatters the other in conversation, and always up to date on the latest trends. The bugman concept has been overtaken by the NPC meme, but I don't think these foot soldiers of the managerial class are NPCs, per se.
The foot soldiers being described as 'bugmen' is probably acceptable. The NPCs are those who remain within the bureaucracy when some one is forced to conform.
Yes, I was sort of throwing out some scattered brained reactions to your essay. Both memes are valid, I just lament that everyone forgot about the bugman. Have you read any of Weber's critiques of bureaucracy?
Your thoughts reminded me of a popular concept in right wing social media several years ago.
There's a type of person who thrives in middle management and are the main enforcers of this 'regime', the small-soulled bugman. Epitomized by someone like the host of Hot Ones — not particularly cool nor uncool, a blank slate who easily flatters the other in conversation, and always up to date on the latest trends. The bugman concept has been overtaken by the NPC meme, but I don't think these foot soldiers of the managerial class are NPCs, per se.
The foot soldiers being described as 'bugmen' is probably acceptable. The NPCs are those who remain within the bureaucracy when some one is forced to conform.
Yes, I was sort of throwing out some scattered brained reactions to your essay. Both memes are valid, I just lament that everyone forgot about the bugman. Have you read any of Weber's critiques of bureaucracy?
I read a really good one the other day discussing the achilleas heel of cowardly bureaucrats running our system. Trying to remember who wrote it.