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Fascinating catch on their usage of active vs. passive language. The Hero, Villain, Victim triangle plays out beautifully there. In the Active, you have the c
by for_i_in_range 5y ago
Fascinating catch on their usage of active vs. passive language.
The Hero, Villain, Victim triangle plays out beautifully there.
In the Active, you have the company positioning itself as the Hero helping the Victim.
In the Passive, you find them pointing to some unidentified character from the company’s past (8 years ago) who stands as the Villain responsible for this.
They’ve positioned it as if the company is merely the Hero currently trying to help the Victims.
- techbio 5y agoThis is what it must mean when a corporation is "sorry", because no other sense can be made of such a statement. Anthropomorphism has taken an evolutionary leapfrog past people.