I'm not sure if we've ever been at a point in history before where competence was an active hindrance to your professional success in the way it is now
@pojntfx Some Roman emperors spring to mind... 😉
@Moaske @pojntfx Stalin's USSR was my first thought.
@roadskater @Moaske @pojntfx had a lot of world history back in school and people really like to downplay the guy's achievements in developing the mostly feudal state that it still was (not to diminish the atrocities committed in any way however)