My first reaction to this was "Well, political punsters and extreme feminist bloggers might be on the far end of that curve." Having mentally reviewed things I've observed in our theoretically open and accepting mutual circle of friends, though, I have to admit I'm revising that opinion. No help in the "answers" department, I know.

I think my general experience differs in that a) I'm more easily (or at least more transparently) "slotted in" to most people's world view, b) I'm much less concerned with most people's world views, anyway, and c) I tend to view the world less as a big system and more strictly as a collection of individuals. The third point seems significant to me when I'm considering areas of incompatibility with the world, because it changes things from "one big question with no answer" to "LOTS AND LOTS of little questions, some of which might have answers, and the vast majority of which are rarely if ever relevant to my life".

Not saying any of that's better or worse, just offering a different perspective which may or may not be relevant or useful. I have to admit I'm usually a bit trepidatious about commenting in your journal, partly because I'm afraid of inadvertently offending you, and partly because I'm afraid of coming off as an arrogant prat. :-/