See my reply to _stefan above (responding to the need to use something out of necessity for lack of alternative). In respect to swimming against the tide, this

See my reply to _stefan above (responding to the need to use something out of necessity for lack of alternative). In respect to swimming against the tide, this is where experience comes in and knowing both how and _why_ something works the way it does. Over time, you can develop your own opinions and not have to worry that much about what everyone else is up to. Admittedly because I mostly work alone that's a privileged POV of sorts, but I think teams can "act as an individual" and adopt a similar attitude (scale of team permitting).