I disagree. There is no correlation between &quot;real progress&quot; and &quot;not upsetting people&quot;.<p>There is clear, documented evidence that toxic teams and cultures are less productive than teams with high diversity that listen to each other and are safe to express opinions in. I would link it but you&#x27;re probably not going to read it or listen to anyone else&#x27;s opinions so you can google it yourself.<p>It&#x27;s Tragedy of Commons stuff: there are marginal benefits to the individual of behaving like an asshole, but the group suffers.