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Comment by hackyhacky

5 hours ago

> It's meant to assign agency and accountability where it actually lies instead of mystifying it with anthropomorphic language.

Yesterday, my boss told me to fix a bug in our product. Then, I fixed it. Today my boss is taking credit, saying that he fixed it. I guess he's right, since he told me to do it.

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Muromec  3 hours ago

Happens all the time by the way.

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