"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
George Bernard Shaw
But if I'm an unreasonable man, why do I want to be unreasonable in the service of someone else's idea? Why not be unreasonable in the service of my own?
This is a bit idealistic. The reasonable man can work the change the world slowly. He may not see change in his lifetime, but he can help move the needle.