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I see this sort of negativity as an inevitable result of forced positivity/neutrality in other contexts.

Conscious decisions to remain "professional," as well as unconscious limitations more deeply engrained in people all contribute to a bottling up of emotions.

There are a few outlets available in a work context where actual negativity is acceptable. Note that the negativity singled out for this article was either self-deprecating of a group the speaker is a member of, or aimed at inanimate tools.

Plugging these isn't going to fix anything. Instead of treating the symptoms, what can be done so that delivering or hearing a rant isn't a huge collective catharsis?