Comment by shw1n

This sentence was intended as that answer, but I guess it wasn't clear enough:

"And this is fundamentally why I don't discuss politics with friends.

It's not that I don't want or am scared of opposing views (in fact the opposite is true[8]), but rather because of how common others’ desire to "remain in the bubble" is."

I actually am willing to risk alienation to find people that enjoy this sort of discussion-based discovery as much as I do, but found most people I encounter don't actually want that -- so I try and respect what seems to be the average opinion.