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motohagiography
on Aug 25, 2020
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Hah, indeed. I'd say the passive voice is a common a tool for patronizing people, and too much tolerance for it is bad for an organization.
ativzzz
on Aug 25, 2020
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> and too much tolerance for it is bad for an organization
Passive again! "An organization tolerating it too much is bad" is active :)
motohagiography
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The intended more-active would be "A leader who tolerates too much of it harms their organization," so it doesn't always transpose.
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