I think it is good advice to avoid passives, if you have no particular reason to use them, purely because they're usually longer and shorter and equally clear i

I think it is good advice to avoid passives, if you have no particular reason to use them, purely because they're usually longer and shorter and equally clear is better, usually. It's also a good idea to be more explicit, usually, and passives allow you to leave out information but don't have to, so I mostly agree with the pushback against the passive for that reason.