The Iconoclast in the Organization

In a fashion sense, the iconoclast is popular because fashion is about change.  Fashion is not about conformity.  It is the masses who will conform, but the iconoclast is so far advanced that he has broken the mold and will not follow the crowd that has followed his example.  He will not lead, but march to the sound of his own drums.

Imagine that, breaking the mold.  Creating a new one.  And after everyone has followed what he has started, breaks it up because everyone else is following it.

The above may not be the correct definition, as an iconoclast by definition is someone who breaks tradition, maybe because it is tradition.  But what happens when tradition has been broken, and what was set in place of it has then become tradition on its own?  Following Mao's definition of Communism, the iconoclast will break the new tradition and create a new one.  That is his job.  Create something new, and breaking entrenched tradition.  Weird, weird and weird, and doesn't make sense.

In today's world, the iconoclast rules.  He is venerated for his being brave enough to break rules.  Does he profit from it?  If not, someone else will profit from the change.  But he will be moving forward.  And again, someone else will profit from the next turn.  It will not end.

--andoy