This is like Zhuangzi's tree:

https://ctext.org/zhuangzi/tree-on-the-mountain

On the other hand, you could also end up like the goose who could not cackle, and so was eaten. Thus things are not always straightforward.

I really like your saying.

For whatever reason this reminded me of something attributed to Groucho Marx:

> I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member

E.g., the entire web development industry :D