It reminds me of a lot of government and corporate environments, where its not the person who actually does the best work that gets promoted, but the person who is best at projecting a good image to the boss (AKA kissing the boss's kister).
"And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men love darkness, rather than light, because their deeds are evil".
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