Forming and subscribing to a world view based on a TV series script does not strike me as a good idea.

probably not, but I recommend checking out the whole article series. it's a fun read, if nothing else.

isn't OP employing the loser strategy? they are doing (what they consider) barely okay work. the prospective sociopath strategy in that serious of articles is to do below-acceptable work and vie for political advantages.

That's not entirely correct. The sociopath strategy is to employ your time looking for ways up - instead of whatever the company is paying you to do - i.e., the up or out strategy. However, there's no reason it can't be up _and_ out, such as starting your own thing.