@davidgerard@circumstances.run @bart@smop.fyi @thinkb4coding@mastodon.social @GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai I was thinking along those lines a few days ago. Our government (Italy) is steeped in ritual. When a law has to be voted, often someone stands and reads parts of it, or a summary. Often, almost nobody shows up for that, but it has to be done. Then politicians get in, vote, and leave.