"The Wire" TV show portrays these things well. In it, the powerful people often have the least clue about anything. They are just playing the game and often win

"The Wire" TV show portrays these things well. In it, the powerful people often have the least clue about anything. They are just playing the game and often winning by sheer luck. They also often do fuck up, but because they are powerful, are able to get other people to take the hit for them or build a narrative that hides the fuck up. The older I get, the more I think that this TV show is actually the most realistic portrayal of how the real world works there is.