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While being equally clueless across the board, the main difference between those in charge and those who are not, is that the former attempt to keep and justify appearances, while the latter either can't be bothered putting in the effort or trust that the "system" knows better.

It's the status quo that allows us all to perceive structure and progression where there isn't any. It lets us believe that, as humans, we are not subject to chaos and entropy the same way everything else is, that our supposedly superior intellects let us transcend irrelevance.

It's the human comedy in all its glory, an amazingly funny one if you ask me.



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