 is that nobody wants to go to work and look stupid or incompetent. We all want to look smart and helpful, right? And we don't speak up if there is a chance that we will get back stabbed or a chance that what we say will be misinterpreted. And this is very easy to manage for a person. You don't ask questions. You don't admit weaknesses or mistakes. You don't offer new ideas. And you don't critique the way things are. You just keep quiet and then it's fine.