The amount of time something has been done is not, by itself, a good reason to keep doing it. By relying solely on precedent and failing to critically examine the problems that precedent might create for us, were basically just flipping the middle finger to the idea of progress, or finding ways to be better people.7 Were actively not trying to be better, and worse, were seeing the not-trying as a virtue. This benefits no one.

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur