[en] By looking at the structure and crude features of the parameters of the Standard Model we argue for some properties of physics at a more fundamental level, presumably the Planck energy scale. These properties suggest a picture of 'anti-grand-unification' in the sense that, contrary to usual grand unification, we do not expect a simple gauge group at the high energy level. Rather we expect to see a gauge algebra which is a cross product of several simple or abelian factors. A symmetry breaking mechanism called confusion may then break each set of isomorphic factors down to the diagonal subgroup, thereby explaining the fact that non of the direct product factors in the Standard Model are repeated. (orig.)