Edit: Lmao struggle session

    • Edelgard [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Bruh

      Astrology is dumb and occasionally even harmful.

      Yeah, it's kinda stupid. That is part of the fun. It's not anymore harmful than like tarot or a fortune cookie.

      The only reason women like it so much is that it has been AGGRESSIVELY marketed to them.

      You can say this for literally anything remotely associated with gender in American society.

      it’s annoying when everyone you try to date is really into and makes life decisions based on this nonsense

      Lmao most women do not make life decisions based on their horrorscope. Bringing it up on a first date is also an easy way to gauge the vibes of a dude. Guess what it says when they care waaay more about horrorscopes then you do?

      • ComradeBongwater [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Bringing it up on a first date is also an easy way to gauge the vibes of a dude.

        Uhh this is a huge red flag to me (and not the kind I like). I wouldn't go off on a rant about how I think it's fake bullshit, but I'd definitely be quietly concerned that pseudoscientific things factor into their decision-making if they seem remotely serious about it.

        Guess what it says when they care waaay more about horrorscopes then you do?

        The person bringing it up almost undoubtedly cares about it more.

        I'd say like 50% of my interactions with astrology is "So and so is a fucking b***h/slob/prude/etc...such a typical Virgo" and I have no idea if they're being ironic, but anyone making character assessments on the basis of birth month is pushing me away whether intended or otherwise.

      • PlantsRstillCool [des/pair]
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        3 years ago

        You can say this for literally anything remotely associated with gender in American society.

        I agree, this doesn't really refute my point

        Lmao most women do not make life decisions based on their horrorscope.

        A lot do

        Bringing it up on a first date is also an easy way to gauge the vibes of a dude. Guess what it says when they care waaay more about horrorscopes then you do?

        Yeah ngl if a dude acts shitty about that then that's a good sign they're not a great guy

        • Edelgard [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          I agree, this doesn’t really refute my point

          So then what is your point? Who cares why it's popular? That's like saying the only reason men like sports is because of advertising. Who cares? It's something to shoot the shit about.

          A lot do

          Most women do not use horroscopes for making life decisions. This is sexist and you should drop this opinion.

          Yeah ngl if a dude acts shitty about that then that’s a good sign they’re not a great guy

          Glad we agree on that.

          • PlantsRstillCool [des/pair]
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            3 years ago

            So then what is your point? Who cares why it’s popular? That’s like saying the only reason men like sports is because of advertising. Who cares? It’s something to shoot the shit about.

            Sports were super popular amount men waaayy before advertising. Horoscopes we're popularized in newspapers, so like literally advertising. They're literally capitalism commondifying something in order to profit off it. But i see your point, does understanding it's origin matter? Idk

            Most women do not use horroscopes for making life decisions. This is sexist and you should drop this opinion.

            I guess this depends what we mean by life decisions but yeah i concede that saying most women use astrology for life decisions is probably a major exaggeration