It's worth mentioning that cargo culting and arbitrary decision-making aren't necessarily bad from the perspective of the Chesteron's Fence thought experiment.

It's worth mentioning that cargo culting and arbitrary decision-making aren't necessarily bad from the perspective of the Chesteron's Fence thought experiment. It may not matter if people who left the fence alone even knew why they were doing it. What matters is whether the fence serves an important purpose. Of course, there is wisdom in finding out exact reasons, but sometimes the reasons aren't consciously chosen. There are such things as emergent and unintended benefits.