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When I was 12 I was quite adept at this and gave many adults a reading. It took me 4 years to conclusively disprove it. It felt really painful to hear my family
by mettamage 5y ago
When I was 12 I was quite adept at this and gave many adults a reading. It took me 4 years to conclusively disprove it. It felt really painful to hear my family still saying that it was a true scientific working system. I know they believe this, but IMO it feels like gaslighting from the perspective I have now.
Some factoids:
- Remembering birthdays is easy for me, because I still get everyone’s astrological profile “for free” when I hear someone’s birthday (it’s a subconscious thing).
- Sometimes I still give people a reading for fun and tell them upfront that I believe it’s all nonsense. Yet, some people spontaneously start to believe in astrology after my reading, despite the evidence I give.
All in all, fun and games but IMO a waste of time.
- JustSomeNobody 5y agoThere's like an uncanny valley[0] of fiction (I'm lumping Astrology in with fiction) where just enough truth makes it feel all the way true. Sometimes it's creepy in the way that robotics' uncanny valley is, but other times it's not, it's almost validating. If you want to manipulate people, this is where you need to lead them. [0] For lack of a better comparison.