The intricacies of these cultural affairs are not for you, though. They never have been. Really, you're quite firm in the belief that it's usually none of your business what happens to anybody other than yourself.
You prefer to remain a passive observer rather than an active participant when it comes to most quandaries, whether you're directly involved in them or not.
And right now, the only thing you want to be involved in is getting this paper where it rightfully belongs.