A tremendous amount of time and energy is expended in the Eve community in pursuit of the perfect fit. There are literally thousands of hours of video tutorials, hundreds of community fits, and millions of words on the subject. Streamers talk about them. zKill showcases them. Discords share them. And endless hours of debate ensue. And for a lot of players, perhaps the majority of players, this is all perfectly fine. If you are out there doing something very specific with your time - like running sites, or missions, or whatever else happens in PvE - then all that fitting infrastructure is probably beneficial to you. I wouldn't really know, I honestly have no idea about that side of things.
Let me give you an example of what I'm going to be talking about today. My fellow Stay Frosty pilot Darkon is truly gifted when it comes to flying his Condor. He has over 1,100 kills in that thing and most of those are not only solo, happen in Null Sec, but are insane. The normal reaction is to ask him for his fit, that fit must be incredible right? And while it is a solid fit - I can't fly it and make the damn thing work for me. Believe me, I've tried. The converse is also true. Very few people can properly fly my Comet fit. It's weird and most of the time, when I do share it, people tend to look at me oddly. I've spent years and years fine tuning my own fits to my own game play and style. Darkon has done the same. As have many of our pilots.
Combat fits are constantly changing, being modified, updated, and enhanced to the ever-changing meta around them. That is true. But often forgotten is the importance of the person actually flying these fits. While math is important, it often isn't the deciding factor in a fight. Or at least, in the kind of solo/small gang fights I tend to find myself in. I suppose in larger scale fleet fights were the talent of the individual is of no concern, the importance is more on uniformity and standardization. Dunno, my fleet days are long gone and most of my "large scale" fleets are maybe thirty people these days. I intend no slight to those that seek larger scale engagements, more power to you. This is just my own perspective.
Fits that fit you are more important. Finding a ship that you enjoy flying and a fit that helps you fly it successfully is the key. There is nothing wrong with pulling fits from other sources, community fits, streamers, zKill, Discord, these are all worthy places to get started. But the journey shouldn't end there. You don't fly that ship like everyone else does. You fly it like you fly it. And your fit should reflect that individuality. Don't be afraid to change things, try new things, and keep working on making it even better. It is a process and an evolution. This is how truly great fits are born.
I just want to encourage you. Learn your skills and find your own way of doing things. Learn from those around you and ask questions. Find out the why behind the fits you fly. And always ask yourself, how could this be better?
This is the path to greatness. And before you know it, someone will ask you to share your fit with them.