In 1929, G. K.
Chesterton described a passerby who wanted a stone fence gone. Chesterton asked, first, what the fence was doing there.
A fence might mark a property line, stop cattle, or keep a road from a cliff. If you remove it before learning its job, ignorance turns into damage.
Laws, rituals, software settings — the same question applies. An awkward barrier can be an old solution still on duty.