If your goal is to get rich, sure. But going with the herd isn't necessarily unsafe. The goal of "getting rich" is generally incongruous with passive investing

If your goal is to get rich, sure. But going with the herd isn't necessarily unsafe. The goal of "getting rich" is generally incongruous with passive investing either way. The risk/reward profile of active investing and index fund investing are completely different, so that will be more than a decision of upside you want to pursue.