Eli5: What exactly is bureaucracy?

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I’ve googled it and I’ve read the definition but I still have no idea what it actually is and how it affects a person, particularly in their day to day lives

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Bureaucracy is a system of rules that are usually very inflexible, time-consuming, and inefficient. These rules probably made sense when first written, but will have been added to over time again and again, and now don’t really make sense, but you *have* to do it that way because that’s the way it’s always been done.

For example. I could have simply answered your question as I did above, or I could have taken a very bureaucratic approach and replied that while I do know the answer to your question…

In order for me to answer your question, you have to submit an official request in writing (3 hand written copies of form number ELI-5) along with a copy of your birth certificate, passport, or driving licence that has been certified as genuine by a solicitor and dated within the last calendar month. On receipt of your application I will write back to confirm receipt and that I will respond to you fully in writing before the end of the next calendar month.

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