I think we might be talking slightly past each other. It's absolutely true that for many values of X, being "unaligned" or "uncertain" on X does some harm. Wh

I think we might be talking slightly past each other. It's absolutely true that for many values of X, being "unaligned" or "uncertain" on X does some harm. What I'm saying is that human social dynamics mean that there's usually a range of acceptable beliefs for issues X, Y & Z and it's wise to understand when it's acceptable to express uncertainty and when it's not. Uncertainty is a stance, a position, which can easily be outside the range of socially acceptable beliefs. For example, I have zero opinion on "body positivity". But I know that many groups will hold the opinion "it does no good if only we believe in body positivity, ALL of society needs to change". Expressing uncertainty or indifference in these situations will be construed as social defection by True Believers and punished.