Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-censorship
Self-censorship is the act of censoring or classifying one’s own discourse, typically out of fear or deference to the perceived preferences, sensibilities, or infallibility of others, and often without overt external pressure.
Yes, especially on Lemmy, I have a genuine thought I can relate to a conversation I type it up and before I hit send, I know my autistic ass will get dog piled and I don’t have enough energy to deal with that level of noise, so I delete the comment
I’ve since totally block any community here within spitting distance of politics, it’s been alot better since. Sure, I still argue with people, but it’s the same 3/4 people so it’s far more manageable. Like a shouty version of the cheers bar.