What is that word that means when something is done because it once served a valuable purpose, and while it is no longer needed, it continues to be done simply because people expect it? I'm having a mental block here.
What is that word that means when something is done because it once served a valuable purpose...
Joshua Scott
Asher Collins
Marriage
Jaxon Clark
Democracy
Evan Parker
comme d'habitude
force of habit
rite
tribute
homage
Austin Bell
Maybe antiquated?
Michael Sanders
Routine? Ritual? Habit?
Carson Morris
You could describe a 'vestigial' tradition, though that doesn't quite hit the mark.
Josiah Thompson
habit
Jacob Gray
private property
Ian Richardson
Obsolete?
Owen Parker
I don't think there is a word for this, the closest I can think of is 'vestigial' in the biological sense
Julian Lopez
Traditional might work, ceremonial too?
Jordan Russell
Vestigial?
Hudson Taylor
Out of habit
(Habitual, habitually)
Routine
Mindless ritual
Give the context. What activity are you talking about?
Evan Gomez
Shibboleth.
Eli Williams
Skeuomorph
Fuck, lit isn't as smart as I thought.
Adam Anderson
Skeuomorph is design-related. What OP seems to be asking is more of a general word.
Kevin Smith
why don't you write around it you fucking fag
Jason Gonzalez
How long did it take for you to learn German?
Logan Campbell
Anachronism?
Also what's that word that means an expression of a anachronistic trait, like nails are the this of claws
Andrew Jenkins
That sounds like vestigial or atrophied.