I don't think OP is saying "I got tenure, why can't you go through the same process" or anything, I think they're saying "I got tenure, and having been tenured

I don't think OP is saying "I got tenure, why can't you go through the same process" or anything, I think they're saying "I got tenure, and having been tenured I continue to do good work because of intrinsic motivation and not management-driven incentives, I think we should extend this level of autonomy to everyone and get rid of the barriers to having a tenure-style job."