This concept of gorging the beast reminds me of something I read in a book called "Being Sovereign": "Individuals tolerate limitations and control, obey mindle

This concept of gorging the beast reminds me of something I read in a book called "Being Sovereign": "Individuals tolerate limitations and control, obey mindless bureaucratic nonsense, make a sincere effort to "follow the rules," until they don't. While their own best interests seem to be served by obedience, people try very hard to obey even the most idiotic of directives. When it becomes clear that they cannot prosper, or may not even survive, following the rules, they revolt. It should come as no surprise that people have limits, and there is always a straw that breaks the camel's back, but the perception of people accepting more and more nonsense as they try to "go along to get along" misdirects those in power to believe they can continue to be arbitrary and capricious far past the breaking point."