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> I'm a Libra which means I was born to find balance While there may be good points in the article, this indicates a low level of scientific rigor by the write

> I'm a Libra which means I was born to find balance While there may be good points in the article, this indicates a low level of scientific rigor by the writer. Couldn't continue after that.

bennythomson 5y ago
Stopped reading as soon as I saw that
nsbk 5y ago
Same here. Very off-putting. How do I know that the rest of the article is not just hocus-pocus?
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  You could skim it halfway into the article.
GavinMcG 5y ago
> Couldn't continue after that. Sure you could have. You even acknowledge that there may be good points in the article. But you chose to prioritize whatever positive feeling you got out of closing it and coming back to HN to make a comment about how you'd done so.
- maximus-decimus 5y ago
  What they mean is the person lost all credibility in their eyes and they can't take anything they say seriously.
  - GavinMcG 5y ago
    I disagree, but substantively what's it matter?
scottious 5y ago
Yup. I usually really like NPR but I had to stop once I read that. Why'd they have to say they were a Libra? They could have just said "I was born to find balance". ugh.
yepthatsreality 5y ago
You should also consider it a hook for people who do not consider these addictive facets of social media but would listen to what another astrology fanatic would say. Meaning the article is not specifically for you. That doesn’t make it any less informational. Consider this is NPR a widely read source for the layman and they’re playing to their audience.
kyranjamie 5y ago
Agreed. Instantly stopped reading at this point, and came to find comments thinking the same.
negroni 5y ago
> I'm a Libra which means I was born to find balance Nope. I stopped reading right there as well.
qwertywert_ 5y ago
There is a huge rise in popularity with astrology it is honestly getting concerning .. ironically social media is fuelling that growth (tiktok mainly)
cratermoon 5y ago
Christ, the replies and me-toos on this thread sound like a bunch of atheists who can't stop telling everyone around how bad Christians are because they are constantly proselytizing.

> I'm a Libra which means I was born to find balance While there may be good points in the article, this indicates a low level of scientific rigor by the writer. Couldn't continue after that.

bennythomson 5y ago

Stopped reading as soon as I saw that

nsbk 5y ago

Same here. Very off-putting. How do I know that the rest of the article is not just hocus-pocus?

selfhoster11 5y ago
You could skim it halfway into the article.

GavinMcG 5y ago

> Couldn't continue after that. Sure you could have. You even acknowledge that there may be good points in the article. But you chose to prioritize whatever positive feeling you got out of closing it and coming back to HN to make a comment about how you'd done so.

maximus-decimus 5y ago
What they mean is the person lost all credibility in their eyes and they can't take anything they say seriously.
- GavinMcG 5y ago
  I disagree, but substantively what's it matter?

scottious 5y ago

Yup. I usually really like NPR but I had to stop once I read that. Why'd they have to say they were a Libra? They could have just said "I was born to find balance". ugh.

yepthatsreality 5y ago

You should also consider it a hook for people who do not consider these addictive facets of social media but would listen to what another astrology fanatic would say. Meaning the article is not specifically for you. That doesn’t make it any less informational. Consider this is NPR a widely read source for the layman and they’re playing to their audience.

kyranjamie 5y ago

Agreed. Instantly stopped reading at this point, and came to find comments thinking the same.

negroni 5y ago

> I'm a Libra which means I was born to find balance Nope. I stopped reading right there as well.

qwertywert_ 5y ago

There is a huge rise in popularity with astrology it is honestly getting concerning .. ironically social media is fuelling that growth (tiktok mainly)

cratermoon 5y ago

Christ, the replies and me-toos on this thread sound like a bunch of atheists who can't stop telling everyone around how bad Christians are because they are constantly proselytizing.