Objectively, entropy is the prevailing force of the universe. In a human context this means that different structures of society will be in a constant state of decay without a whole lotta work. But what is true in one direction, can also be true in reverse. While most have a bias to encapsulate themselves to their own devices, to give the illusion of controlling their environment, I'd argue to choose the opposite of the crowd (kind of like yourself).
If entropy is the natural state and staying with these human societal constructs is part of a natural decay, taking the road less traveled is actually "reversing" the decay or building order. This is likely due to a new path having the most potential for growth. If you consistently hop on a new path you are riding the wave up prior to the major point of "chaos." It's like stacking a bunch of s curves on top of each other.
This is probably a false equivalency, but it seems like an intuitive take for me.
“Riding the wave up” I think that’s a pretty great analogy. The wave the majority of society was riding the past few decades is reaching the shore, I think of myself and many other people here as already in the water getting ready for the next wave.
You might be able to say that the next wave began in 2008 and is now becoming more rideable. There are many cycles you can look at but I’m looking at the longer cycles because those don’t change often and they are changing now.
What you said is really interesting to me because I find it’s not just with regard to my overall lifestyle, many habits and instincts are going directly against the mainstream. If I have to commute it’s outside of the city when everyone else is coming into the city. My weekends are full of work while everyone else is playing and my weekdays are free while others are working. I didn’t intend for any of this, I think maybe I just naturally get the sense that if everyone is already doing it, the benefits must have already been exploited and the best fruits have been plucked.
Many fun metaphors to play with here, and interesting parallels to make!