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> especially given that rich people buying expensive stuff is hardly hurting others directly Superstition is always bad.

• user_7832 4y ago
  If superstition is always bad, I take it you're also annoyed/angry at Wayne Gretzky or Serena Williams? Or any athlete engaging in superstition? (https://thevarsity.ca/2022/03/20/athletes-superstition/ https://thevarsity.ca/2022/03/20/athletes-superstition/)
  • bambax 4y ago
    I have never heard of Wayne Gretzky; Google tells me he's a hockey player. I don't think I have ever seen a match of hockey in my entire life. I'm not annoyed by what I don't know. But the "superstitions" that the linked article mentions, are rituals, lucky charms. They're much less dangerous than going around pretending that something exists, that provably isn't there. Audiophiles are moon-landing deniers. Some might think it's funny or harmless. I think it's terrifying.
    • user_7832 4y ago
      > Audiophiles are moon-landing deniers. Sorry, but I do not follow how you came to this conclusion, could you explain it? > They're much less dangerous than going around pretending that something exists, that provably isn't there. By your definition is every person in the world who believes in god therefore dangerous?