Now you're generalizing the Guests. I think some of them (a lot?) just have no interest in participating here as they wind up here after googling something or another and just read whatever it is that was returned as a search result.
I'd also wager a good guess that many guests come to see the IotD, that's what got me here.
Then, obviously, there are those that do come back (frequently?) and lurk. For those, yes, I agree with what you said, we cannot know what it is that is keeping them silent. Shyness, lack of confidence, agreeing completely, it may all very well be. They could also just not be interested in actively participating, they're happy with reading some bits here and there
and then going on to someplace else.
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