Do you have anything substantive to say beyond meaningless aphorisms?

The form of a tool guides its use. You can tell what a hammer is for just by picking one up.

Guides as an astrolab or compass might

I get a research grant after peer review. The grant funds my salary and propels my career. I criticize Trump publicly about his graft. Trump tells them to pull my grant. My career takes a hit, and I lose my house.

Or I can be a chickenshit, and praise Trump and have a career, however pathetic. I routinely ask them to approve my results before publishing, just in case. I apply for grants looking at vaccines and autism. Every Friday, I spend an hour talking about how Trump is America's chosen one.