I can say assuredly that toxicity and politicization (IRL, not just on wiki) also makes the vast majority (>99%) of science experts refrain from trying to engag

I can say assuredly that toxicity and politicization (IRL, not just on wiki) also makes the vast majority (>99%) of science experts refrain from trying to engage with the public. The experts that do engage tend to be outliers, which sometimes exacerbates the public’s distorted impressions of science questions.