Speaking truth to power...

...requires you to build this power base of recognisable expert-level knowledge and to also have within you the moral compass to determine the wisest course of action. You miss out on any of those points, you lose the right to express yourself in the full view of an unforgiving audience, and having each word and syllable being captured and replayed out in minute detail as it is frozen in the abyss of time and the internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ijiLqfXP0