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When you use the phrase 'get involved', do you expect an object for it should be negative?
I've seen some examples using it since now. Their objects were mostly negative.
Examples:
get involved in a bribery affair
get involved in a quarrel
get involved in an accident
When you use the phrase 'get involved', do you expect an object for it should be negative?
No, a negative object isn't expected (nor is a positive one). One can get involved in positive things too, such as one's community, church, hackerspace, &c.
One may get involved in activities with negative OR positive connotations. The phrase get involved is entirely unrelated to the subject matter to which it is applied. A few examples of involvement in situations that are perceived as having less social merit, or deleterious to an individual's well-being:
People get involved in the illegal drug trade because it is lucrative
or
Of course, one may get involved with a civic society, a charity or volunteer organization, church group, advocacy effort for the disenfranchised, or a new coding project, all of which are positive.
