While I understand the worry about this trend in behavior, I don't think it's all bad. Given the polarized state of the world and everyone thinking they are right, I think some people need to walk on eggshells for a while to learn to engage in productive conversation rather than always reverting to shouting matches and belittling those they disagree with. If you believe in a cause enough, it wouldn't stop you. I still voice my opinion freely and my opinions aren't exactly popular. I just try and voice it soft enough where it doesn't enrage anyone.

Voicing opinions while also being sensative to others should be norm if we want to make any kind of progress and actually convince anyone of the value of our opinions. People are not usually convinced by others arguments anyway, they are convinced by their own experiences. So I see as much good coming from this as harm.

But yeah it can be a little fluffy sometimes. I admit I fluff my answers when dealing with certain people that I worry can't see things my way, but I'm not really here for them anyway, I'm here for people who want to understand my point of view, not those who want to shut it down, so it doesn't bother me much. It might if I felt all my comments are fluff but that's not the case.

I think It's much better than a regulatory force trying to take down unopular opinions, or everyone at each others throat.