I agree with you, it's way way way too long. And overly dramatic. I gave up reading pretty quickly. However, judging by other comments here, I'm not sure there

I agree with you, it's way way way too long. And overly dramatic. I gave up reading pretty quickly. However, judging by other comments here, I'm not sure there really was any "importance" to "dilute". It's probably just a way for apparatchiks to justify all-expense-paid vacations twice a year.