Thanks for the lesson on critical thinking. Looking at something from all angles isn't the same thing as trying to take multiple stances, which is what I was describing. But, you know, critical thinking I guess.
Yes, you can challenge the status quo. You just don't get to complain when the status quo pushes back. If you agree to rules and then break the rules you don't get to complain that you were excluded.
Maybe pushing back does mean that later the rules changed. In the meantime if you break rules you face consequences. It's simple. If the rules are unjust (which is debatable, but not an inherently unreasonable opinion) then by all means challenge them. Of course challenging them could be pointing out issues beforehand rather than just showing up having ignored the rules. There's also the eternal issue of trying to publicly shame an organisation for expecting you to follow the rules that are well known - it's as if people think that lots of public howling means they must be right.
The idea that nobody gets struck with lightning doesn't really enter into it. If I enter a golf tournament and figure there are easier ways of getting the little ball into the hall that don't involve swinging a stick with a lump at the end I could certainly take a miniature cannon to get the ball onto the green, then just pick it up and drop it in the hole. Nobody would get struck by lightning for my evil transgressions but I wouldn't get to complain too loudly when I got thrown out of the tournament.
