@MWolf I do know the arguments for tenure, heard it all the time from professors and novel prize winners. I have no problem telling them I don’t believe in it, and teased that they are not gods and they need expiration date just like everyone else to leave rooms for the younger generations.
But, I think @katliamom said it best : “I think the protection of ideas and intellectual freedom that tenure offers is a very valid ideal. But as is often the case with ideals, it can be hard to translate them into policies.”
I’ll leave it at that. I don’t have any beef with tenure. Just my opinion.