That's a big part of the problem - a group of people have unilaterally decided that they're the grown up ones, and they know better, and dismiss everyone else a

That's a big part of the problem - a group of people have unilaterally decided that they're the grown up ones, and they know better, and dismiss everyone else as toddlers. Using that wonderful justification, they proceeded to censor everyone who disagrees with them, including the points of view that later turned out to be correct. When you decide that you're a smart adult, declare every dissenting viewpoint to be "disinformation", and, therefore, you get to decide for other people what they do or do not get to read or think, and then you get it wrong, people will be justifiably upset. Even if you get it right, people will be upset. So here's a wild suggestion - why not treat other human beings as adults capable of making up their own minds about things?