Profound, profane or pedestrian

I think the individuals were quite competent at times but the overall effect of the department as a whole was inept. Similarly, in the other "bodies of power", whilst there were competent individuals, the overall effect was in inept. I like the way D asked one day in The Pit why all the dealers couldn't just stop killing - if everybody did that, everybody would be better off. Instead, one individual wants even more and acts on that impulse - not only does that individual not gain but collectively everyone else is also worse off too.