This. Emails that have a long list of CCs suddenly become a political hothouse of "If I say X in front of Y it will seem like a criticism and they will clam u

This. Emails that have a long list of CCs suddenly become a political hothouse of "If I say X in front of Y it will seem like a criticism and they will clam up and then the whole thing becomes something the "positional authority" has to adjudicate not an experience led discussion" I feel that this problem is the very reason FOSS mailing lists (ie Linux) were so brutal - it's that or you risk lack of clarity. I know I sound like someone complaining about woke snowflakes, but there is a line somewhere around here and I wish I knew where it was