And if we look back, this iteration of society has been built of so many failures and it is still being changed and evolving.
I suspect that there have been far more failures than successes - and perhaps this is the way it has to be. When we narrow the attempts, we fail less, but we also succeed less.
Dancing is really interesting (for me) and I live in a place that is quite technically orientated and rule based. So, (especially men) learn to dance patterns, but often fail to take into consideration their body position, lead, music and even less often, their partner. This means that they go to social events and are essentially dancing alone to a different beat.
They do say, "dance to your own drum" - but that doesn't work very well for couple's salsa :D
People focus on what they are comfortable with, even if it is to their own detriment.
It doesn't for sure. I have seen that and I can tell when someone is off-beat with those things. In the same way I don't know how to move to do that, so I refrain from it.
Learning dancing has to be do with a partner, otherwise you never grasp the mechanics fully.
Yes, less risks involves less rewards.