Buddy system flawed?

[ScubaDo]

I prefer solo diving in certain situations.  First I want to say solo diving is not for everyone, you need to have confidence in your abilities and your equipment and know how to deal with situations.  For my limits, I don't go below 40', only dive sites I'm familiar with.  Most of my dives are in Devil's lake or Lake Mendota(low budget dives).  If I dive a solo dive at Wazee, it's in the shallows only playing with fish.  When I do get to dive in the big puddles or the ocean, I'm definately diving with a buddy( hopefully someone I'm familiar with).  I enjoy solo diving when I want to play with fish or shooting them with my camera.  With the camera I like to stay still and let the fish come to me, this could be boring for a buddy.  Also local low viz dives I prefer solo, the dive gets real boring for me if I have to keep a constant eye for my buddy unless there is a planned objective to the dive.  On the other hand I do enjoy diving with other people and newbies to share the fun of local diving and I avoid talking about solo diving because it's not for everyone.