This time the leaf in front of the buttercup (Ranunculus sp.) belonged to an Engelmann daisy (Engelmannia peristenia). The purple came from bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis). And after keeping the flower heads formless in the background for two posts, I guess I owe you a picture of a detailed one in its own right. So here it is, complete with a tumbling flower beetle:
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Knowing what people think — even if it's troubling — is essential to understanding the world as it is and to deciding how to act within it. Unfortunately too many of today's leaders — whether in education, at social media companies, or in the larger corporate and governmental world — preempt this process of understanding through censorship, believing they're acting in the interest of either factual accuracy or emotional or psychological safety. Furthermore, they attempt to lead through confirmation, taking institutional positions on hotly contested issues, imposing a "correct" way to think.
That's from an open letter that Greg Lukianoff, president of FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), wrote to Elon Musk, giving him suggestions for how to follow through on his promise to promote free speech on Twitter now that Musk has bought that company. You may have heard about it, and how so many of the "woke" are in a panic because Twitter's staff will no longer be able to censor people who put forth opinions or even facts the staff doesn't like.
You're welcome to read all of Greg Lukianoff's letter to Elon Musk.
© 2022 Steven Schwartzman
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