I was thinking about the practice of not celebrating birthdays and holidays, and even though I've been out a good 10 years I actually am not that big on those celebrations - but I have nothing against them. And it occurs to me that if the birthday celebration policy is seen from the perspective of not encouraging individuality or even say ego, it is very much a fake it till you make it approach. Besides, is there really any indication that people who celebrate gets the big head or something?
People naturally become less self centered as they grow up, that's the way maturation works. To impose something like this, or any behavioral policy is really to deny the reality that people behave according to where they're at in their development, and is essentially backwards because you're only concerned with how it looks. Of course, being concerned with your image is a self centered attitude. So as an organization, then, it seems the WTS is rather immature.
What are some other things that show this fake it till you make it approach? Of course there's also a question of whether what you're trying to fake is even good and desireable..