Yes. It will get more challenging. Mute is the only way. To whom much is given (liberty/freedom), much is required.
Look at Bukele. He is cleaning up El Salvador, he is throwing murderous gangs in prison, he is also being charged by his peers with an authoritarian bent. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I prefer to mute early and often. It’s the only to preserve my autonomy.