“ The system was not without its shortcomings. Creative thinkers tended to work in proved fields, to shun areas which might prove barren of career-points. The arts became dominated by academic standards; nonconformity, fantasy and nonsense were produced only by the glarks— also much that was macabre and morose.
Jack Vance TO LIVE FOREVER (1956)
Glarks are people who decline to participate in the Fair-Play Act, which basically aims to reward public service with extended life.
