This is without discussing the “innovators” who do not rely on mesorah at all, their basis for halachic decisions are “feelings” or being politically correct or to try to fit in with the corrupt popular culture. “
You are absolutely right about that. The main idea is that the poseik you ask should be a talmid chochum who is emesdig in his learning and knows what he is talking about. If he is paskening based on his “feelings,” he is not paskening, he is re-creating.