Well this is the same as whether or not to conform to the norm. And I say yey! Do it! I mean the structures set up by social values are pretty flexible and often changes with the setting and times to accomodate new trends.

Plus it helps aid communication efforts by automatically setting up various assumptions so that there is no time wasted explaining everything...eg communicating with 3d literate people opposed to communicating with your aunt sally.

So basically...you choose the pants that control you...if you're not happy with the selection, design your own.