I relate to your comment - silence as a coping mechanism. I sometimes break out of it by being vocal and expressing my opinions, but I noticed it often invites

I relate to your comment - silence as a coping mechanism. I sometimes break out of it by being vocal and expressing my opinions, but I noticed it often invites attacks and "primate dominance" behavior from others. In my view, the social isolation definitely has made things worse culturally - I'm noticing a lot more bullying and people being jerks to each other. Tough times for sensitive souls.