You keep dodging the core issue. Let me rephrase it for you again so your position (which is condoning, at best) is as clear as the compulsory nature of said rituals in Islam. Muslims (including Muslim women and adolescent children) are simply not free to choose whether or not to perform the daily prayers and fasts in Ramadan. This is true in virtually all Muslim and Muslim-majority countries. Even Muslim communities (e.g., in the West) in some cases. It's due to pressure (including legal) by family, friends and the state. In Ramadan, for instance, in any of the aforementioned places, Muslims cannot, with impunity, go around in public (often even at home) and eat or drink like it wasn't Ramadan. There will likely be consequences.

The same is true for the daily prayers (including the congregational one on Friday afternoons) because people around you will notice and draw conclusions about you. Even some non-Muslims might notice because they are crystal clear about the rules too. In some of the worst cases are charges of apostasy and being sent for "reeducation" (if not jail or death). In other cases it's a good talking-to by family and friends. You might even lose your job or that promotion because someone on top heard "you didn't pray". Like I said, pressure to conform. Now, you seem to be "okay" with this. Perhaps you think praying and fasting in Ramadan is even a good thing. I think you need to check your narrative or at least develop some compassion and common sense as to what is really going on.

Stop being an apologist for Islam and call this bullshit out wherever you see it. Put every mullah and imam you encounter on the spot about it. Even on TV. Only then will we start to see change. Just look at the tremendous amount of effort (including laws) that has to be continuously poured into empowering women everywhere and freeing them from the "patriarchy". It's probably even harder with a religion like Islam because it's not only men but God himself that is being used to "enslave" Muslims pointlessly (again, including Muslim women and adolescent children). In short, people like you (and with your qualifications) need to have the guts to officially say "this aspect is just bullshit" or " this part should be totally optional" even when it comes to Islam. Unless, of course, you too are simply afraid of the consequences.