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Why groups work around abusers instead of expelling them

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The missing stair phenomenon occurs when a social group simply learns to work around a toxic or dangerous person instead of kicking them out. Just like a broken stair in a household that everyone learns to jump over without fixing, communities often quietly adapt to a serial abuser rather than confronting the uncomfortable reality.

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