Very insightful post and i agree fully with it. I do want to mention a scenario, however, in which i think being neutral is better. Or well, not choosing a side is better. And again, one can have a different take on it. I am talking about politics today.

I do think that a lot of people are victims and see the political class as abusers. They use trickery to fool people and help the rich abuse the poor, leading to a widening wealth gap. And often in politics, i will be made to take a stance for/against the incumbent. For example in the US, i will have to be choose between republics and democrats and in the UK, tories and labour. And i dont think choosing a side in this case is helpful. In fact both sides are abusers and focus on extremes, and in that process lose the big picture view and what is beneficial for society. I do want to be neutral in that case and see everything for what its worth.

Sorry, i dont mean to critique your article, because i actually see sense in what you have written. However, i wanted to share an subject which can fall in the gray area when faced with a choice of standing for something.