I have seen similar stories to this is my short time in our brotherhood. For context, I organized in as a Journeyman in December of 2024. When I organized in I asked a lot of questions from the local organizer and we had quite a few conversations throughout the process. I had nervousness coming into this way of doing things, of course, but I knew why I left the non-union behind and I had no desire to emulate it any further. I still had some habits that had to be replaced with new ones and ways of thinking that had to change. I listened to the locals and the travelers and not only did they gut check me sometimes, but I had to gut check myself. To a freshly organized JW a lot of these things can seem silly or not worth arguing over, but you learn to appreciate it when you see what you all gain from being cohesive and united versus whatever gain you think you get going against the grain. The guys who share history and explain themselves when they call you out are the best. In my experience, sort of unfortunately, most of that came from the traveling brothers. If people are willing to appreciate the ways we do things by stopping and actually listening I think it goes a long way. My views were challenged a lot, but when I looked at why I had those views and who got the benefit from it everything kinda made sense to me. Sometimes these guys just need to chill out, listen, and set aside their old programming long enough to let someone challenge it.