Thread:RaijinRising/@comment-27121579-20160127212825/@comment-33293221-20160128045223

It's just.... the only reason people say the oxford comma helps clarify something.... simply rearranging the items in the list will also do that. So you don't really need that comma. Just because you grow up with it doesn't make it the better option. I grew up with it too, but I also try to write with clarity. And there's a better way to be clear than to do it with that comma.

And passive voice only really gets to me when you say "Passive voice is preferred by people."

What your example is is mostly just using an impersonal statement. General statements are alright for passive voice in my opinion, but it just gets glaring when you add by to it.