I totally don't agree with this line of thought! Man is a being of choice and will. We live by our convictions and not merely what live throws at us. We have the choice to choice between what is good and what is bad and not follow the masses. Even though it is difficult to change all the masses but we can imbibe our positive mindset into the people around us.
Life will throw all kinds of things towards you, but we have the moral choice as a being of free will to either accept or reject what is wrong. Life is truly lived by conviction and not by opinions!