Yes. Especially now. I used to be afraid to ask questions, thinking that I would be ridiculed. Then I eventually, I started asking questions. And I was embraced, and I thrived.
Now I’m afraid to ask or answer questions, afraid that I will be shouted at, belittled, or even banned for speaking the truth. Most of the people that I admired and appreciated (except for a small few) have passed away, or have left, for reasons that they, and I know.
I used to love this site. I guess I still do, but I do not feel the same freedom to express myself as I once did. Sometimes people grow, and sometimes people become paranoid and angry. I’m afraid that Fluther will eventually die because the people who made it great, and wonderful, and welcoming, have either left, passed away, or have become embittered and scared.
There is still hope or this site, and that is why I am still here.