I don’t think that follows. The fact that we punish people for telling others about X, and we don’t punish them if we don’t, doesn’t mean we’re punishing them for telling; it means we’re punishing them for X. We’d really like to punish them for X whether they tell or not, it’s just that telling makes it easier.
It may be more understandable to think about it as cheating. You can either lose, or cheat and win. If you lose, you suffer all the effects of a loss. If you cheat, you may not suffer at all. But we don’t describe that as “punishment for not cheating”. It’s the same here: you can lose (have your opinions judged poorly) or cheat (conceal your opinions by not telling anyone, and escape being judged for them).
I don’t think that follows. The fact that we punish people for telling others about X, and we don’t punish them if we don’t, doesn’t mean we’re punishing them for telling; it means we’re punishing them for X. We’d really like to punish them for X whether they tell or not, it’s just that telling makes it easier.
It may be more understandable to think about it as cheating. You can either lose, or cheat and win. If you lose, you suffer all the effects of a loss. If you cheat, you may not suffer at all. But we don’t describe that as “punishment for not cheating”. It’s the same here: you can lose (have your opinions judged poorly) or cheat (conceal your opinions by not telling anyone, and escape being judged for them).