Imagine you've been working tirelessly to run the largest and most complex organization which exists. Nobody ever thanks you for what you do, and then eventually one day you see some dipshit scheming to usurp your position because they think it's all about luxury and relaxation. So you just give them the throne without argument, to teach them the truth about what's actually required to make the whole thing work.
The number of people who actually know the full picture is vanishingly small.
And that's half the point.
How do you behave when faced with unprecedented uncertainty?