sorry. i was not clear. i just meant to say that one need not agree or disagree with it in order to gain some value from it.

i mean, it's worth thinking about: "some people might get mad when i make a change to this unfamiliar, problematic, buggy code base. but how mad are they going to be? could my boss become angry with me? will i make any enemies? will i be a hero? will anyone even notice?"