I’ve been thinking about this a lot, lately. For me it’s about living in the “grey area.” It’s the antidote to black and white thinking and the dogmatic ideologies you described.

Take, for example, my paleo(ish) diet. Dairy is technically not allowed. But, hey, I gotta do dairy. I love cream in my tea and string cheese. And for me, it still works.

It’s about what works for the individual. My mileage will vary from everyone else’s.

I like picking and choosing what I stumble upon out there, and making all that my own custom composite ideology.