We all hate bureaucrats. We can't believe that we have to spend a large part of our lives filling out forms. Yet at the same time, the belief in bureaucracy fuels our hope for efficiency, transparency, and justice. Especially in the digital age, the longing for order grows, and at the same time, the power of bureaucracies over each of us increases. However, they do not make our societies transparent and efficient; rather, they now serve the interests of elite groups. Capitalism and bureaucracy have entered into a disastrous pact and could drag the world into the abyss, warns David Graeber, the most significant anthropologist of our time.