insurance
Insurance is the ritual of offering monthly premiums as alms to placate the gods of future mishaps. One naively signs up, only to find the labyrinth of fine print and call centers blocking any real claim. It vanishes when genuinely needed and reappears only to collect payments, a modern conjuring trick called stability. Renewal notices serve as free stress injectors. It is humanity’s companion in paradox, paying for peace of mind yet burdened by perpetual worry.