Well-documented
Doomscrolling
Ritual / Rituals & Practices
Pandemic Isolation Period, c. 2020-2022 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A nocturnal distress rite involving downward movement through calamity inscriptions.
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Rituals & Practices
The inhabitants performed repeated gestures before handheld oracles, often without clear material benefit. These acts appeared to regulate grief, status, appetite, rivalry, and the hour just before sleep.
Fragmentary
The Third-Hour Inscription
Ritual / Rituals & Practices
Early Platform Exhaustion Period, c. 2014-2024 CE (Pre-Collapse)
An unstable confession practice performed when the household had entered silence.
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Well-documented
Subtweeting
Social Sanction / Rituals & Practices
Middle Twitteric Period, c. 2011-2022 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A public accusation designed to identify its target by refusing to identify its target.
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Well-documented
Cascade Dispersal
Mass Transmission Event / Rituals & Practices
High Algorithmic Period, c. 2012-2028 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A sudden uncontrolled spread of an inscription through adherent networks.
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Well-documented
The Ratio
Judicial Rite / Rituals & Practices
High Discourse Period, c. 2016-2024 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A verdict of public disapproval rendered when responses to an inscription vastly outnumbered its endorsements.
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Well-documented
Press F to Pay Respects
Mourning Rite / Rituals & Practices
Mid Platform Period, c. 2014-2023 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A compressed funerary gesture performed by inscribing a single letter.
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Well-documented
The Rickroll
Deception Rite / Rituals & Practices
Early Meme Dispersal Period, c. 2007-2024 CE (Pre-Collapse)
A consensual bait-rite in which a promised link delivered an unrelated and unchanging song.
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