sad story. it’s emblematic of a mentality that is all too common in “ivory tower” positions

whether you work for a university or a news agency or a government organizations, etc. everyone ends up self censoring because they realize that rocking the boat is bad for your personal interests. after working so hard to get into this little elite club, you don’t want to jeopardize your position. your identity and sense of self worth is tied up with it

the few that end up trying get quickly chewed up and spit out by the whole.

it’s essentially group think and self censorship. too bad this guy killed himself instead of trying to move forward in his life with another avenue.