>How do we distinguish self-censorship (justifiably bad connotations and all) from "Choosing to not say things that would piss people off for no gain?" The key

>How do we distinguish self-censorship (justifiably bad connotations and all) from "Choosing to not say things that would piss people off for no gain?" The key thing is that there's a mentally unstable subset of people that will get pissed off by pretty much anything. Letting their feelings control your discourse basically leaves no room for discourse.