And two years later, your idea fails and your boss says:

> A good fraction of the things I complain about eventually turn my way after a year or two passes and evidence piles up, but I have never been able to kill stupid things before they cause damage, or set a direction and have a team actually stick to it.

So serious point: if everyone is ruthless and tries to push their own ideas through, how can a manager know who is right and which direction to follow?