I've noticed that happening a lot in my time in the games industry as well. The person making top-down design role isn't exposed to the friction that their deci

I've noticed that happening a lot in my time in the games industry as well. The person making top-down design role isn't exposed to the friction that their decisions are making down the hierarchy. I think the worst part is that they're not even necessarily as invested in the product as someone else, so they're kind of structurally going along with the inefficient situation they're in.