I agree about the negative consequences, but I'm not so sure about "nowadays". Haven't most people, throughout history, basically copied what other people did,

I agree about the negative consequences, but I'm not so sure about "nowadays". Haven't most people, throughout history, basically copied what other people did, followed the standard paths, etc., when it comes to trying to make a living? Haven't almost all of them been constrained by needing to do so, or fearing the unknown of not doing so?