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I wonder, deep down, how much people are really fooled by this and how much is entertainment value? I consider myself pretty rational, but if I crack open a for
by paulgb 8y ago
I wonder, deep down, how much people are really fooled by this and how much is entertainment value? I consider myself pretty rational, but if I crack open a fortune cookie it's still fun to read the fortune. Anyone I've known who has done astrology-adjacent things seemed to be getting value out of the escape from dry rationalism rather than taking it literally.
- SllX 8y agoOnly a handful of data points, but almost everyone I know that is into astrology takes it at least somewhat seriously, and I recently had coworkers that gave me a lecture on my star chart. I’ve always known I was a “Pisces” based off my DOB, but apparently I’m moon ascendant Taurus, and Mars something something Aquarius. Couldn’t for the life of me tell you what that means, but my lecturer took it very seriously. “Of course the phase of the Moon and the stars affect our personalities! How could they not?!” You and I might read that as a joke or laugh if it were in a TV script, but these exact words were delivered to me verbally and sincerely. I trashed the article elsewhere on here, but I have been mulling over sending this article to her, just can’t decide if I’m up for another lecture. That said, there is entertainment value to be had here.