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How witnessing wrongdoing without acting creates moral debt

I got promoted after my colleague was fired for sexual harassment that I witnessed but never reported and now I feel like I benefited from my silence.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Passive complicity can haunt us long after the moment to act has passed.

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“Where Are You with The examined moral life?”

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