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If you stand out in an ecosystem, you'll die and not have offspring.
Fitting in is survivable, ensuring you will breed and prosper in the environment you find yourself in.
Mutations or abnormalities that succeed are rare but when it does succeed it changes the whole landscape.
Humans today invest heavily in technology to promote better gene propagation. Understand how some niche new technology works? Profit and survive.
Being adaptable to change is a lot more favourable than excelling in something. If your eggs are all in one basket and it fails, you fail.