I’ve noticed this is very prevalent in industries and academia where there are very few spots with oceans of people trying to “make it” into said spots. For exa

I’ve noticed this is very prevalent in industries and academia where there are very few spots with oceans of people trying to “make it” into said spots. For example, academia is absolutely insane how insular it is. The communities of experts in fields is so small, and mainly due to tradition in most cases professors pretty much dictate who succeeds because the communities and available positions are so small. Surprise surprise, after decades of this cutthroat rat race in academia, there are many assholes in power. Rinse and repeat for Condé Nast (old school media (newspapers, magazines) were exactly this gate keeping BS. Hollywood!! (Harvey Weinstein and co) and honestly we are starting to hear about it with startups and VC. I’m sure this is everywhere, but especially in these areas/industries where there are a few kingmakers and swathes of people willing to do anything to get ahead, the kingmakers take advantage of their power.