Topology

why do the Universe's contents shape themselves either like this?

Spheroid sphere(oid)

or like this?
Fractal $fractal(oid)$

sphere(oid) putative 'atom'

$fractal(oid)$ molecule picture

sphere(oid) Simple single celled life ? picture

$fractal(oid)$ Plant life, many invertebrates picture

then we find complex life-forms, including us, making their own rules
"how many legs do we want?" or "do we want legs or flippers?"

The Universal Energy Field pushes everything smaller than us down through thresholds of compression / expansion, and everything larger than us out through further thresholds of compression / expansion.

It seems we're just right size to ignore the commands - "make a sphere!" or "make a fractal!"

$fractal(oid)$ continents, reefs, forests

sphere(oid) hurricanes, storms