Rav Aron Kotler ztzl kept mostly the minhagim of the Vilner Gaon except one. The Vilner Gaon had only 2 matzos at the seder; Rav Aron had 3 matzos. When asked why he answered, because that was the minhag of my father. Charlie you are so right. Tradition is just about all that has kept the Jewish nation alive all these years. And the sad part of American Judaism is that it’s mostly about doing whatever feels good or right. The secular Jews all say that Judaism is so wonderful because it’s flexible, you can do whatever you feel like doing. We know that it isn’t so, Shulchan Orech rules. Plus the accepted minhagim of each community or sect or sector.
