For me it's most draining when observing debates about the field I work in where the comments involved display a mixed level of knowledge of the subject. A lot of times the consensus opinion will in my eyes be under informed or missing some context, and actively harmful to a productive dialogue. So I feel a sense of frustration and helplessness. i work in biotech, and biopharma is an incredibly politically visible and controversial industry now, and I feel like a lot of the public discourse is driven by people who mean well but haven't taken the time to understand how the field works
Of course, it is absolutely critical to have diverse perspectives, but I feel like everyone could row in the same direction if we were on the same page