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[roelschroeven]

I think it's not so much groupthink, but rather that those institutions feel the need to make themselves look important and essential to the sport, instead of being there to facilitate the sport.

[23B1 → roelschroeven]

I would argue that groupthink is an umbrella term for what you describe; another might be 'bureaucracy' when used pejoratively, heh.