User blog comment:TawnyOne/Meta: Why does it exist?/@comment-5038450-20140326190136

The meta exists as a guide line, and is said to be the "best way" to do things in a logical sense.

Why do we have a jungler? so the top laner gets a solo lane which means they don't share EXP and get level faster, while we have a champion dedicated to helping out other lanes.

Why is the ADC ranged? It allows them to have better positioning and makes them harder to pick off.

Then, we have champions who are considered strong in the "current meta" because they mostly what the community considers to be the top picks in their role, usually because they perform better or tend to syncronize well with many team compositions.

The meta isn't a bad thing, it's the people that follow these guidelines to the letter that make it look bad. If you think you know of a better way to do something (perhaps you think ADC Annie is great because of her high base damage and rather long range), then by all means, try it out, and see your results. Who knows, maybe you might be the next person to form the new meta.