On Rituals

The Disappearance of Rituals

We are whatever we pretend to be. - Kurt Vonnegut

Byung-Chul Han, in his profound work The Disappearance of Rituals, explores a troubling phenomenon in modern society: the erosion of communal rituals that once served as the bedrock of social cohesion and individual belonging. In a world increasingly dominated by the demands of productivity and individual…