I also don't understand why you're downvoted. Arbitrary rules are bullshit, and the majority of rules that exist are absolutely arbitrary.

Very few rules are arbitrary. A rule may be bad, or no longer relevant, but there must have been a reason someone went to the trouble of making it. Once you can figure out that purpose, you can accept or reject it. But until then, you must consider the possibility that your knowledge is simply incomplete.

I explicitely said not to just shut the fuck up and do what you are told. Either all rules are arbitrary or none are, as all rules are to achieve a specific goal and there is no logical way to get an aught from an is statement. Figure out the goal and decide from there, as in the example given: goal make sure that we don't die to them not following our instructions, so make one extremely arbitrary rule that would be one of the first things people like you would skip because they don't see the point in making sure that everything is set up exactly right. A decent number of rules are exactly like that, a quick vibe check to see at a glance if you are going to do the "arbitrary rules" that don't have an obvious reason but never the less have an actual important reason behind them.