The world I (used to) live in:

1. Overlord has target, states target
2. To reach said target, overlord proposes a plan
3. Non-overlords:
   • Have an opinion about the target itself
   • Have an opinion about whether the plan is likely to reach the target

I somewhat feel that this structure is gone.

Non-overlords now say the target isn't the target but there is another target, the overlord lies about the target, non-overlord opinions are stated as facts, the plan was never meant to reach said target... and so on. What a mess.