Tradition

[opebo]

Tradition is almost always an excuse for some advantage that a particular class or group has in the power structure - usually the owner over the poor, male over female, and white over non-white.

[opebo]

Tradition often exists for a reason

Often the reason is outdated.

I voted option 1.

...or, you may think it's outdated, and realize later that it isn't -- that on an underlying basis, things have changed less than you think.  Deciding that everything from the past is outdated can be an extreme form of arrogance.

The term 'outdated' has little meaning.  Getting rid of past oppressions (and that is practically all there was in the past!) is the work of freedom fighters.