Official disregard for people as human beings

Government disregard for individuals
Impersonality of bureaucracy

Nature

The inflexible traditional bureaucracy of social care services limits both the accessibility of services and the coverage of people's needs. There is a lack of creative exchange and a narrow range of alternatives in the political process, and the individual is no longer able to control his access to services, nor is there consensus on the maintaining of systems of access.

Incidence

Social and governmental agencies often equate progress in dealing with social problems with more efficient handling of data. More and more time is spent with internal communications and less and less with those the agency is to be serving.

Counter-claim

The idea that official disregard for people as human beings is a significant problem is vastly overstated. Institutions and authorities are designed to function efficiently, not to cater to every individual’s feelings. Prioritizing emotional considerations over practical governance would only hinder progress. Most people are treated fairly, and isolated incidents shouldn’t be exaggerated into a societal crisis. Focusing on this supposed issue distracts from more pressing, tangible problems that actually impact daily life.