I think it's good to be able to follow the rules effectively and efficiently, and use that to your advantage, but not make rule following an end unto itself. J

I think it's good to be able to follow the rules effectively and efficiently, and use that to your advantage, but not make rule following an end unto itself. Just like the opposite, bucking all rules all the time, is also not so great. "Blending in" can make it possible to achieve other goals and lead a fulfilling life in a pretty stable and maintainable manner. And being able to break free when the need calls for it is also very important. As an extreme example, if you are living in Nazi Germany it is the morally right thing to appear to "blend in" while actually bucking the rules and saving Jews.