Halloween and it's Potentially Awkward Genesis

This is my question. For the first few years of Halloween, when the traditions weren't so set in stone, was it awkward to go to other peoples' houses and ask for candy? It's the first year some crazy man had the idea to trick or treat so he puts something in the newspaper so hopefully the whole city will read it and be prepared. And everyone knows about it but some people are like, "No way, I'm not doing that. That's lame."And nobody really knows if it's a good idea or not, nobody knows if it will catch on, nobody knows who will look stupid, the people who do it or the people who abstain. Maybe it took a few years for the tradition to catch on? Maybe it's still a little weird? Yes. It's still a little weird. Maybe that guy should be honored for pushing the city to do something it really didn't want to do then spreading it through the whole of the United States and now we're all out $40 for candy each October. No, should not be honored.