I think astrology is fine in moderation for fun. Like anything, some people will always go too far with it.
I remember when astrology was a legit struggle session on this site, lol. Looking at the responses to this post, it seems times have changed quite a bit.
There is one happening rn on askchapo.
Imagine believing a bunch of balls of gas millions of light years away was arranged by a bunch of people who said "these dots in the sky look like pictures" (when they definitely didn't), and thinking they have an effect on our personalities lmao
Astrology is bunk pseudoscience but chinese zodiac is real
Tigers are scum
How did I augur that this thread would get long?
I should have known
You know what's cooler than astrology? Ancient cults. I mean the kind of thing where a group or city state has a patron god/goddess and then they steal and subjugate the gods/goddesses of others. I don't really believe in this stuff of course, but I just think it would be kinda cool to have a mascot to rally around and give us the courage we need to smite our enemies. Like, imagine if we had a cult based around Artimpasa or Inanna and then offered up transphobes, chuds, megachurch pastors, etc. to her as a blood sacrifice. That would be way more cool and useful than some astrology nonsense, and if I ever met another trans girl who was ready to brutally slay our enemies and fill the streets with rivers of their blood in order to bring honor to our goddess/cult, I'd totally be
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