What's missed in that analysis is grouping. People are now more likely to be performative in a way that is encouraged by identity group. That would mean some

What's missed in that analysis is grouping. People are now more likely to be performative in a way that is encouraged by identity group. That would mean some people will say less and some will say more. Overall, though, you'll see more normalized groups wherein being different from that group has a higher cost. In this way, both the extremism and the self-censorship we see can be explained.