I'm reading The Coddling of the American Mind right now, and the authors describe children as "antifragile" and says the current generation haven't had enough shocks and stressors to promote growth. Plus now we have the notion that words are actual violence.

This is the article the book was based on: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

The current movement is largely about emotional well-being. More than the last, it presumes an extraordinary fragility of the collegiate psyche, and therefore elevates the goal of protecting students from psychological harm. The ultimate aim, it seems, is to turn campuses into “safe spaces” where young adults are shielded from words and ideas that make some uncomfortable. And more than the last, this movement seeks to punish anyone who interferes with that aim, even accidentally. You might call this impulse vindictive protectiveness. It is creating a culture in which everyone must think twice before speaking up, lest they face charges of insensitivity, aggression, or worse.

I've also been policed for my tone in minor disagreements on ideas on reddit, mostly in pink pill. I don't really participate in ad hominem attacks unless I'm poking fun at a public figure, so it was really about not being able to have discourse.