yes, there are much more bad managers than good ones,
also human brain is naturally wired to notice problems and warnings, rather than good news
I love the autonomy I get now in the latter part of my career over the last 10 years where I don’t have a manager hovering.
Things are how they are, and some people may successfully navigate while playing some of the games. That's very different from saying "this is how it has to be" or "this is how it will always be".