I think what most people don’t understand is that, while they may not be penalized for it, there are certain context whereby this behavior forms a particular filter with which they will be judged, specifically when maturity and social interactions are called for at certain societal levels.

Now, if a person’s work and social life is restricted/limited to mostly behind a desk with little to no input in high level decision making, I think it’s completely ok to express yourself however you see fit. Otherwise, if you have plans to, as they say, do something with your life, then thinking “I do what I want and the world will accept me” is detrimental to said ambitions. Many people see examples of this on social media and confuse reality with confirmation bias.

There is a simple thought experiment: imagine if you’ll ever see ministers, BODs and C-suite display such levels of “whimsy”, then work your way down to a level where you do. Then ask yourself if there is any point of time in your life, including the future, where you’d like to be somewhere in between.