even ignoring Chesteron fence considerations i am starting to think that "because we've always done it this way" is a strong defense of more social behaviors than one might expect
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specifically I was being sad about something I can't change and then suddenly I was thinking about this https://youtu.be/Hv4-sgFw3Go
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There's something about the way Christmas is /done/ here A correct, shared state of the world, not just with participants but historical and future Repetition of rituals and ways creates a kind of intertemporal touchstone
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there's a kind of Meaning about repeating the behaviors of others that's very powerful and looking forward to others doing the same for you in the far future
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For some reason weed makes me shockingly reactionary
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Honestly, I think this is something the church is figuring out (about patterns, not about weed). Repetition in the context of community and society is some powerful stuff.
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I wouldve said thoughts are good twenty years ago but I'm decidedly mixed about them atm
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