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user-inactivated · 2987 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Is There So Much Bullshit in Modern Writing?
They're trying to convey something else, then obscure it in the name of CYA, so everyone reading has to decode what you're trying to say without putting YA on the line. It is wasted effort, but it has more to do with working in an authoritarian organization than not knowing how to be more clear.CYA memos clearly and accurately convey what they're trying to convey. They're trying to CYA. They don't fall under the definition of "bullshit" as he's defined it.