> A tenured academic pays no price whatever he does, so he's more scary that way. ...well, with the exception of reputational damage, which has significant mea

> A tenured academic pays no price whatever he does, so he's more scary that way. ...well, with the exception of reputational damage, which has significant meaning to a lot of people in academic pursuits. There's also the low risk with any especially egregious matter that the tenured professor might lose that status. Some people value their money. Some people value their brand. Some people value their time. Some people value success. Anyone can be "intimidated by the possibility" of losing what they value, and all of those, among many others, are neither infinitely accessible nor perfectly sustainable.