[oceanplexian]

> Half of the reason we have school is to socialize kids to these very concepts.

School is a brainwashing machine that limits the range of acceptable dialog and therefore leads to a culture of mediocrity.

Don't get me wrong, you should always be polite and empathetic towards others. But the most world-changing ideas don't come to you when you're dedicating huge amounts of your processing power to self-censoring or arbitrarily creating constraints because you're worried that the group will cancel you over them.

[wakawaka28]

There is an actual range of acceptable dialog though. The workplace is not the right forum for discussing politics and religion, or your sex life. Not discussing that stuff is necessary not only for politeness but good rapport and productivity.

>But the most world-changing ideas don't come to you when you're dedicating huge amounts of your processing power to self-censoring or arbitrarily creating constraints because you're worried that the group will cancel you over them.

The most world-changing ideas are not hot button ragebait talking points or political soapboxing. Furthermore, it should not require a lot of processing power for you to stay on task at work and not inject controversial narratives into everything. You might be lucky enough to have some friends at work who enjoy talking to you about that stuff but have a little respect for everyone else who isn't in the mood for your shit.

[musicale]

I concur - the cost of this conformity is that creative outliers can be crushed, and their ideas (maybe important ideas that could save the organization from some dire outcome) can be lost.