> Do I want my daughter to be with a man that is willing to create headwinds for himself out of foolish principles and refusal to conform?

On the one hand, I admire you saying that outright.

On the other hand, isn't it somewhat true that the vast majority of backwardness and oppression in the world stems from that same doctrine?

The desire for a short timescale pragmatic conformism seems to be a partial cause of much of the world's problems throughout history.