[themoat]

I'm hedging as much as I can here. That is certainly not the case, but I would consider that question right there to be critical to good introspection and growth as a person.

"If everyone hates my opinion, is that the wrong opinion to hold so dearly?"

It's certainly worth honestly considering if most people think your opinion is terrible.

[seneca]

Yes, I'm sure folks hiding jews in their attic in Nazi Germany would have been better off had they just decided to go with the flow.

It is worth being introspective, but you should keep in mind the fact that an opinion being popular has very little to do with whether it's right.

Reality is also that the vast majority of people don't care about the politics that get people ousted from OSS projects. It's more along the lines of "if a very loud minority thinks your opinion is terrible".

[gant]

Maybe your opinion is actually terrible, have you considered that? Not everything is a vocal minority, especially not if your scope is "all of OSS"