> What’s worse, I have seen very progressive young PIs become complacent and conservative once they had tenure.

That's what I am worried about in myself, having seen this in others as well. I'll try to be more introspective.

> I wouldn’t bet on academia changing its tenure criteria.

No, I am not doing that either, but in this case, there's always the 'War Games' games response: 'A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.'