This is something which I have become more aware of after reading "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" by Jon Ronson. I am now wary of posting any thoughts online which go against the tide of popular opinion. One of my takeaways from that book was that the cost of saying anything controversial online can be limitless. It's scary how mob "justice" and the rampant virtue signalling these days can ruin lives and careers. It's not just governments policing speech: the public is just as guilty.