For me it was using game theory as a justification for all of the stupid decisions (so they can never be challenged, since they are proven with math) was one of

For me it was using game theory as a justification for all of the stupid decisions (so they can never be challenged, since they are proven with math) was one of the worst offenses. If you make up arbitrary input conditions you can make justify anything. The Dark Forest theory is a prime example of it. Step 1 is "assume growth without bound", like you're on one of those finance shows trying to hock the hottest new startup stock by only talking about the YoY growth percentage. Everything after that is garbage, yet it is treated like gospel.