Kind of reminds me of Thoureau. A lot of people think that Thoureau was encouraging people to live in the woods. Actually he didn't think that it was a good thing for people to live in the woods because he felt it caused them to become less civilized. He was only sharing his own transcendental experiences from his time at Walden.
I think I get what you're saying here. You shouldn't fold pocket aces before the flop because it will make you less civilized. I agree! :-)