This term was coined after the work of Franz Kafka. This kind of dystopia is a more subtle and is often non-violent (but not always non-violent). It is a kind of systematic dystopia. It usually refers to a kind or form of 'red tape' and 'bureaucracy' as being the main dystopian antagonists, as in, the characters in such a dystopia can never accomplish anything of substantial value (socially or financially) due to some kind of red tape or a bureaucracy. These dystopias are often seen as being pyrrhic in that that chip away at the mental fortitude of the people within them and they are very difficult to overcome unless you are an individual 'at the top' or 'in the know'.