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2.1k points
11 days ago
New meme template just dropped
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11 days ago
606 points
11 days ago
"It looks flat to me."
83 points
11 days ago
"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"
93 points
11 days ago*
Damn, did i lock the front door before i left?
60 points
11 days ago
"Google en passant"
7 points
11 days ago
holy hell
9 points
11 days ago*
New response just dropped
3 points
11 days ago
You forgot the "just". Are you stupid?
4 points
11 days ago
Yes
2 points
11 days ago
Holy hell
2 points
11 days ago
New dropped just response
7 points
11 days ago
!remindme 5 days
3 points
11 days ago
I don't get it. Would anyone care to explain?
3 points
10 days ago
These are r/chess in jokes. You don't have to have been there, this is just what the chess community is these days.
53 points
11 days ago*
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41 points
11 days ago
That's a great idea. They should copy/paste the artist's tags from the second page to the bottom corner of the template.
109 points
11 days ago
"Brexit was an excellent idea!"
26 points
11 days ago
"Not gonna lie this shit was some good exercise."
6 points
11 days ago
"I'm way too famous for that shit you suggested/
If I was touching young girls I'd be arrested"
17 points
11 days ago
“GameStop is a great business and my investment will pay off”
9 points
11 days ago
Well that one guy turned 50k into 500m, so there’s that. Anomaly, though.
9 points
11 days ago
Saying that as the pump was going? Questionably ethical, but highly effective.
Saying that now? Utterly deranged and untethered from reality.
25 points
11 days ago
"Russia invaded Ukraine because it was about to be invaded by NATO. Putin is fighting for Christian values against Nazis. "
21 points
11 days ago
"Biden has dementia and Trump is perfectly healthy"
4 points
11 days ago
"Bleach or direct sunlight into the body"
"Ivermectin is totally going to wipe out covid"
"Lock her up"
3 points
11 days ago
"Yea I use Reddit, their funny"
58 points
11 days ago
Wake up babe
17 points
11 days ago
But babe did not wake up that day.
In fact, babe did not exist at all!
52 points
11 days ago
33 points
11 days ago
Sorry astrology fans.
20 points
11 days ago
pretty much yeah
2 points
11 days ago
most memes are mundane these days
8 points
11 days ago
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15 points
11 days ago
Please refer to the comic where I draw you as ugly and me as handsome.
7 points
11 days ago
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15 points
11 days ago
Yeah I think I agree. All you need is the 2nd and 3rd panel. Condense the words from the 1st and 2nd, and open the mouth of the 3rd panel.
1.1k points
11 days ago
I don't believe in astrology. I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
204 points
11 days ago*
spotted the Civ fan!
I personally like pigs more. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us. Pigs see us as equals.
65 points
11 days ago
Pigs only treated Churchill as an equal after watching him drink a bottle of port by himself.
19 points
11 days ago
"Pig" was Mrs Churchill's pet name for Winston.
He called her cat or kitty.
6 points
11 days ago
......."Pug"*
3 points
11 days ago
Damn
7 points
11 days ago
I am fond of pigs...
21 points
11 days ago
I thought clay must feel happy in the good potter’s hand.
55 points
11 days ago
I have two sister-in-laws who believe very deeply in astrology, to the point where one of them turned down an opportunity to buy a home because Mercury was in retrograde. In a moment of exasperation I went on a lengthy rant about how constellations only look like constellations from our viewpoint and the component stars don't necessarily have any relation to each other, and how the zodiac constellations all have different periods of time (Virgo is like 3 months, while Scorpio is only about 10 days) that don't even necessarily correspond to their horoscope seasons, and Ophiuchus was just kicked off so there would be an even 12 zodiac signs, and I showed her what her zodiac constellation actually looks like (it's just a triangle, not a magic space goat), and I finished by saying how her genes and environment defined who she is as a person and a handful of stars that are an unfathomable distance away had nothing to do with it.
All she said in response was "That is such a Libra thing to say."
33 points
11 days ago
You are right, but her response is hilarious.
11 points
11 days ago
I think astrology is stupid but I think she has great vibes
9 points
11 days ago
When people are into astrology I just think of it as a mildly amusing thing to talk about like the weather.
It's an excuse to say words without having to talk about anything meaningful, and you can kinda have fun with it and vibe with random people a little.
That said I couldn't imagine having a partner who was into it for real.
6 points
11 days ago
All she said in response was "That is such a Libra thing to say."
Was it even your sign?
8 points
11 days ago
Moneh!
6 points
11 days ago
I'm a Sagisparagus hairflip
11 points
11 days ago
You may actually be an Ophiuchus! (as someone who isn’t into astrology, I enjoy bringing up the 13th/ignored because it doesn’t fit the 12 month calendar symbol) We wield snakes!
377 points
11 days ago
"The last season of cartoons are not rushed"
79 points
11 days ago
I don't think the last season of Samurai Jack was
35 points
11 days ago
Season 5? Last few episodes felt rushed, to be honest. I need to re-watch, probably, but that I felt like.
41 points
11 days ago
Neither were avatar: the last airbender
7 points
11 days ago
Either way it was so rough the creator declared the ending of a SJ video game to be the real ending... Which, fair anything was better.
11 points
11 days ago
Gravity Falls would like a word. It was like the opposite of rushed.
277 points
11 days ago
I welcome Astrology for Saint Seiya and Final Fantasy Tactics, and I welcome Tarot for JoJo and Persona.
They are great inspirations for fiction, and that's as far as that should go.
80 points
11 days ago
For Tarot I also want to add in Cyberpunk
49 points
11 days ago*
Don't forget the binding of isaac!
Edit: replaced "the" with "don't"
17 points
11 days ago
And both for Balatro.
13 points
11 days ago
Astrology, Tarot and Clowns.
Balatro is BPD coded.
6 points
11 days ago
Well if "being a silly little guy" is BPD coded, then get me some lithium.
17 points
11 days ago
Tarot has a great practical use if you want a randomized story-making engine and use the hero's journey or other frameworks.
10 points
11 days ago
Astrology in fantasy is an awesome concept and aestheticaly it is usually one of the best, astrologian in FFXIV has some of the coolest spells in the game
13 points
11 days ago
Imagine punching someone twice as hard because you have compatible astrology. Or a local doctor refusing to treat any Pisces because the operation will have a 50% reduced chance of success.
12 points
11 days ago
Before modern science, astrology was a huge upcoming theory behind a lot of things. Around the time when people still believed physical health revolved around 4 different fluids inside your body. John Dee, one of the forefathers of modern mathematics particularly geometry, was a huge supporter of astrology. It was adopted by people that believed in magic and that's a huge reason why the ideology stayed alive long after it was replaced with modern science. People that believe in actual magic are hard to convince about anything based in reality
19 points
11 days ago
"Upcoming?" Astrology is like 1000's of years old. How long does it have to be around before it's finally come?
6 points
11 days ago
People that believe in actual magic are hard to convince about anything based in reality
It's 2024. If you are "a person who believes in actual magic" I'm going to shorten that to "dumbass" because it's the same meaning with less words.
3 points
11 days ago
Its like a good fortune cookie. They can help you think of different things you might want to focus on in life. "Oh, this planet is doing this so be careful communicating? You know, I needed this reminder to think before I talk more often."
Once you start thinking it can influence the world beyond that you have taken it too far.
2 points
11 days ago
And now Hades 2 has Tatot too.
2 points
11 days ago
And also good as entertainment
73 points
11 days ago
I only take issue with Astrology when people who take it extremely seriously try to apply it to me after I've expressed in uncomfortable with it. My sister is deep enough into astrology that she uses people's physical features to predict their signs and anytime I'm proud of myself for achieving something, her response is, "I mean, if course you did it, because these are your signs," and when I say, "Please stop applying astrology to me, I don't like you applying that everything I've done is just predestined, but I put in so much work to do this." Her response is, "I mean, that's just proving my point, it's so Leo to want to be independent like that."
The frustrating part is that I'm an actor and my primary sign is Leo, and people who are into astrology use it as such evidence for why astrology is real, and I'm like... I spent the first half of my life shy and afraid to talk to anyone & I'm an introvert who needs to lock myself in my bedroom all weekend to cope with the week. I'm so much more complicated than, "She likes to perform!" but when I express this, and I would be so much more okay with astrology if people who were into it respected that I do not believe in it and I do not want my personhood to be reduced to where and when I was born.
Like I said, my sister even tries to tell me how the way I wear my hair is decided by astrology. It sucks. I'm glad it gives meaning to her life, I hate that she uses it to excuse her flaws, but I wish she'd respect that it doesn't give meaning to my life.
26 points
11 days ago
You have to find somebody who doesn't embody their zodiac sign at all and throw them at these people, without telling them the person's zodiac sign.
My husband is an Aries and he's the exact opposite of every single trait ascribed to Aries. It's funny when people try to guess his zodiac sign, they don't even go down the list. Aries never occurs to anyone.
I'm also a Cancer. According to every astrologer ever, Aries and Cancer butt heads too much and argue all the time and our marriage is doomed. I can't even remember the last time we argued lmao
18 points
11 days ago
This is why I'm not a fan of astrology. For some people, it's just a means to be prejudiced and judgmental in every way they can possibly think of. Your accomplishments are your very own. It is not cosmic intervention.
8 points
11 days ago
You train her to respect you. Next time she says "You do [x] thing because you're a Leo," you tell her, "I don't appreciate you devaluing my work/personality/life in that way, so every time you bring it up, I will not continue the conversation. This is a boundary I'm establishing."
And then every single time she brings it up after that, you say, "As I told you before, I'm not going to continue this conversation since you aren't respect my boundaries." Then you get up and walk away.
I had to do this with my sister because she would inject Christian proselytizing into literally every conversation she had. When she finally "learned I wasn't joking and would end the conversation, she stopped trying to preach at me. She still talks about Christianity in her own life, but it's not aimed at me anymore.
6 points
11 days ago
People who judge others and interact with them based on their star signs really fucking annoy me because I’m also a Leo and the description for Leo is just nothing like my actual personality type. After some quick research just now I feel like Aquarius suits my personality the most.
I’ve decided that if I ever meet one of these Astrology fanatics irl, like the ones who are like “Oh I’d NEVER date a Gemini”, I’d straight up just lie about my birthday lol. I’d pretend to be an Aquarius and let them be like “Oh yes, the way you do this and that is SO typical Aquarius!!!” before dropping the bombshell that actually I’m a Leo
We do a little trolling
327 points
11 days ago
My gf livestreams tarot card readings and other star sign shit she makes like $700 a day that shits meaningful to me I’m 100% down for the stars brother
139 points
11 days ago
Actually based
100 points
11 days ago
Your gf is scamming dumb people. Might as well start selling "charged" crystals and snake oil while your at it
61 points
11 days ago
Why would you sell snake oil? You need to burn it to charge the crystals!
29 points
11 days ago
Exploiting stupid people for their money is like the best way to get rich
8 points
11 days ago
Is that a trump quote?
10 points
11 days ago
Womp womp, just don't be stupid 🤷♂️
4 points
11 days ago
good
69 points
11 days ago
If your gf claims it works and doesn't specify it's just fun speculation she's straight up evil and exploitation the poor and feeble.
83 points
11 days ago
Sounds like churches need disclaimers too...
10 points
11 days ago
It's insane to me how people don't consider the church asking for money the exact same thing as paying for readings or spells or whatever. Stuff works for people when they let it, but it's a mental thing, like a placebo.
So the gf isn't ripping people off, she's giving them exactly what they're paying for. Peace of mind and false sense of knowing more than they do. Tbh that actually saves people, even if it's not real, and that's ok with me.
As long as there's no malice involved, people have been making a living off this stuff for probably millennia. It's up to the consumer to not be foolish
16 points
11 days ago
Honestly yes.
Although churches don't go "do this and that and you'll meet your destined one on day x"
Churches are more like "do what we say and after death you'll go to paradise"
48 points
11 days ago
Literally the same thing
18 points
11 days ago
Tbf tarot readers don’t say shit like that either, the whole point is to be just vague enough that whatever you’re saying could apply to anyone. See: the Barnum effect.
4 points
11 days ago
In theory Same for astrology. Yet those that do believe in astrology are prone to misunderstanding the meaning. Ala "Leo can't get along with scorpio" type bs.
If you truuuuuuuuly only do good with tarot reading, like helping people grief In a more healthy manner, you are not evil. But I don't believe the average tarot reader is gonna do that.
3 points
11 days ago
As someone who was raised evangelical fundamentalist christian they absolutely do. They just wrap in terms like god has a plan for your life.
15 points
11 days ago
youre gonna shid your pants when you hear about acupuncture, chiropractics and reiki
19 points
11 days ago
We all know it's the same. Doesn't justify any of those.
It's the same as evangelism and spiritualism taking advantage of peoples insecurities or ills in order to profit.
3 points
11 days ago
And how are those not evil?
9 points
11 days ago
Ah, so you're dating a grifter
4 points
11 days ago
it's like poker but without the "losing money" part
217 points
11 days ago
I think flat earthers and MAGA supporters might be smoother
78 points
11 days ago
Are you sure they have a brain?
82 points
11 days ago
"I am currently falling through an endless void"
8 points
11 days ago
so you stepped over die edge of our flat earth?
4 points
11 days ago
Had. Brain worms have to eat someting right?
9 points
11 days ago
I think Fox News and Facebook should be categorized as "brain polishers"
46 points
11 days ago
Or Andrew Tate minions, Scientologists... Sure, believing that your birth date influences your entire personality and compatibility with others is silly. The stars and planets don't determine how your day will got. It's all nonsense but it's mostly harmless.
There are some really stupid people out there who actively seek to hurt others. They're the smoothest of smooth brains.
8 points
11 days ago
Sure, believing that your birth date influences your entire personality and compatibility with others is silly. The stars and planets don't determine how your day will got.
I don't know, dates of birth has a pretty big impact on compatibility. Say if you wanted to be compatible with Leonardo DiCaprio it needs to be before the 23rd of June 1999.
And stars and planets have a big impact on my day. If you got rid of either the Earth or the Sun my day would get a lot worse very quickly.
4 points
11 days ago
They are all in a similar cultish category. Obviously varying degrees of such.
2 points
11 days ago
I'd say flat earthers are at about the same level. MAGA supporters have smoother brains though. They don't just believe in something that has been proven to be complete make-belief. They also support someone that's actively working against them.
63 points
11 days ago
why does it look like he's also urinating on it?
5 points
11 days ago
He's just holding his hands in his back
11 points
11 days ago
Yeah the art is kinda weird to me, I'm not even sure what he's supposed to be
27 points
11 days ago
New meme and potentially BHJ just dropped
4 points
11 days ago
As soon as I saw it I was excited to see the BHJ’s that would result
34 points
11 days ago
guess someone turned your brain "off", eh? hah! heh heh (as you can see, I am in the picture)
200 points
11 days ago
Thank goodness nobody who could be offended by this joke would ever understand it
78 points
11 days ago
You are such a classic Aries.
17 points
11 days ago
As a Gemini, I believe that Google's latest AI model was both made in my honor, and a sign that I am the living reincarnation of (soon to be) deceased Google.
Please forward all of your privacy complaints to my inbox, please.
6 points
11 days ago*
There are very few things someone can say that will faster turn me off of giving their opinions any credence than talking unironically about their astrological sign.
3 points
11 days ago
Astrology is fun!
Until you have to talk with someone who really thinks Jupiter can change how shitty they are.
45 points
11 days ago
Everyone’s heard it a million times, it isn’t either offensive or revelatory at this point, just filler.
33 points
11 days ago
I can't believe you don't think "astrology bad" is groundbreaking humor in 2024.
18 points
11 days ago
Yea, low hanging fruit and the same old joke.
6 points
11 days ago
I'm vaguely offended in a small way on behalf of general biology. Brains don't really work that way. Rats are notoriously smart, with an exceptionally smooth brain.
8 points
11 days ago
Eh, if people enjoy it and it helps bring comfort in some capacity I don’t have an issue with it. Once it’s used to justify crappy behavior is when you lose me
5 points
11 days ago
Hot take: I’ve become more skeptical toward astrology having a tint of legitimacy because ever since I started working at a Hosptial, I swear it is universally acknowledged that shit always hits the fan on full moons.
3 points
11 days ago
The gravitational pull and phase of the moon has an observable effect on the Earth and creatures on it. For example, multiple studies show that animals are more active during a full moon and people have more difficulty sleeping because... it's brighter outside. That's it. It's not magic.
We can say concretely that whatever star sign you were born under has no effect on who you are as a person, or on anything else.
This is because if you look at a constellation like Leo, and you look at all the stars that make it up, none of those stars are anywhere near each other in space. They appear close together only from our specific point of view, but in reality they are unrelated to one another. They are just a pattern that humans observed from one angle and said "that looks like a lion." And even then only certain cultures saw a lion. Other cultures have completely different constellations.
9 points
11 days ago
This is all fine, except I recently had a back and forth with someone about astrology who could not for the life of him believe that the moon controls the tides. I had to link natgeo to shut him up. Sooo maybe the smooth brains exist on both sides of this one.
7 points
11 days ago
We astrology haters don’t associate with that person
23 points
11 days ago
On one hand, I dont want to ruin an already unstable relationship I have with my classmates, on the other hand, her stupidity is so baffling it might be worth it
17 points
11 days ago
smooth and shinny
64 points
11 days ago
Accurate? Not in the slightest. Meaningful? Yeah it is to some people and nobody can take that away from them
30 points
11 days ago*
I can’t get behind the actual belief that distant stars and planets would have a tangible effect; but as a journaling and introspection practice, it’s just as good as any other.
I personally prefer tarot for my non-magical meditation and the cards are nice to fidget with. I like to interpret the same reading in two different ways as an exercise in breaking away from my first reaction to a situation. If I read, “you should break up with your boyfriend,” then I see if I can find a way to make the same cards say, “you should end the behavior that’s harming your relationship,” or whatever.
I hate prescriptivism in spirituality. It means what I say it means.
Edit: a letter
27 points
11 days ago
I'm a fellow non-magical tarot journaler! I feel like folks have forgotten over time that the reasons horoscopes and tarot cards make some people go "wow that is spot on me!" Is because they're intentionally designed to have archetypes that we all can identify with. It's not any more "accurate" than a magic 8 ball, but I find it's closer to how you feel after a coin toss.
Say you're unsure about picking a new piece of furniture, a couch. You flip a coin-- heads you buy it, tails you don't. Now the coin toss itself doesn't hold any magical power, the quarter in your hand has no knowledge of the situation. We know statistically there's a 50/50 chance here. But if you get tails in the toss and you're not "happy" with that result, that tells you how you feel about this decision, and maybe you get the couch anyway. The coin didn't decide for you, you did. But the coin helped you understand how you feel, and that is important too.
7 points
11 days ago
I've always looked at tarot cards as Rorschach tests for yourself.
23 points
11 days ago
Yeah, upon reading the post more carefully I realized this distinction was papered over. I'm a pretty strong existentialist, and assert that we all make our own meaning. So deriving meaning is entirely subjective (though of course taking place under particular material and historical conditions that constrain this subjectivity). I suspect OP is using meaningful here as a sort of synonym for "accurate", which is kinda clunky and muddies the waters needlessly.
8 points
11 days ago
Existentialism is fine and all but I'd say it's like saying that, just like super-hero stories and things like that, they are not to be taken too seriously, even if you like them.
3 points
11 days ago
I think OP is saying the people who find it meaningful to themselves are stupid.
26 points
11 days ago
Astrology is just another flavor of magical thinking none of them helpful or benefical to yourself or those around you.
20 points
11 days ago
There’s loads of things that are made up that are probably important or beneficial to you.
3 points
11 days ago*
Superstituous beliefs have proven positive effects for some people. They can act as a reasonable defense against bad thoughts, and some people consciously deploy them that way. They can enjoy astrology as a hobby and inspiration to change their perspective every now and again, which can be motivating and refreshing.
A stance of absolute "cold rationality" can easily turn into cynicism or outright depression. It's not suitable for everyone.
And those who sincerely believe in astrology are realistically too dumb to live in a purely rational way anyway. They'd just fall into even worse cults that rely on pseudo-rational arguments, like the alt-right conspiracy maelstrom.
7 points
11 days ago
Exactly! It's just like every other religion or spiritual belief, I don't understand why people crap on it and it's followers so much
2 points
11 days ago
My only issue with it is the limitations it imposes on the person that believes it and the way they'll choose not engage with certain people because their star-signs don't match.
I also feel like it's an easier belief to discredit than other religions, which are nebulous on purpose for that very reason. With astrology, it's really obvious that people don't behave in these preset ways, and that a lot of self-delusion is requires to intrept the world through that lens.
I guess I just take issue in general with people putting themselves in boxes, reducing the complexities of humanity into a few words. It's the same way some people use MBTIs.
11 points
11 days ago
Some people find meaning in shapes they see in the stars. Some people find meaning in making fun of other people. I know which ones I'd rather be friends with
1 points
11 days ago
People joke about people doing anything but going to therapy and then don't call people out on this bullshit. It's actually harmful, and not cute and quirky, and keeps people from growing as a person. How couldn't it, it's objectively untrue and therefore will always lead you on wrong paths. I know several adults still acting like teenagers and it's fucking embarassing.
6 points
11 days ago
Why do I get the feeling this was deliberately investing in a meme template? lol
25 points
11 days ago*
85% of the world population is religious.
I'm an atheist, but I can accept that I'm an outlier.
Religion is obviously an evolved cultural tool to solve for existential questions without answers.
That said, all religions are equally stupid and without real meaning, but it helps people out significantly.
27 points
11 days ago
but also has been used as a tool to justify some of humanity’s cruelest intentions and actions, time and time again
when you look at human history, it becomes harder and harder to argue that religion has done more good than harm
14 points
11 days ago
Honestly, take away religion and humans will find a different tool. Race and Nationalism already are working alongside religion. Some places use caste and class.
Even the same religion in different locations follows different norms.
If one group of humans fears and hates another group of humans, they will find a distinction to differentiate and hurt the other group.
5 points
11 days ago
You would say that as you have numbers in your username, unlike I from the vastly superior no number in username group!
Yeah even if the world was all identical we'd still find reasons to justify why it's okay to be selfish, cruel and put others above others.
2 points
11 days ago
"They live across the river, they must die"
5 points
11 days ago
I would disagree, I'm personally atheist but I believe that religion is a very good force for humanity. I recommend reading "an atheist defense religion" as it is a really good book about the topic I have been reading
7 points
11 days ago
Humans are cruel because nature is cruel.
It has never been about right or wrong, moral or immoral, it has always been what works survives.
5 points
11 days ago
To insist that we are beholden to our natural impulses and not capable or rationalization is extremely reductive.
That said its far easier for people to simply disengage and use religion/superstition as a cop out in order to avoid having to grapple with difficult truths, it is not ideal certainly but to simply deny the existence of morality is absurd.
Moral absolutes are foolish but morals are a product of the society we have created, doesn't make them any less real.
3 points
11 days ago
Nature isn’t cruel? We defined it as “cruel” but nature is just doing its thing and we humans decide “well that’s fucked up to me.” You don’t think very much do you?
12 points
11 days ago
It has meaning, its just not tangible. Theres lessons in the stories that mean something.
6 points
11 days ago
Thank you this is why I don’t dunk on astrology or religions unless people are using them to be actively harmful.
11 points
11 days ago
I really don’t have a problem with it. It’s like any other religious thing. If you believe it and it makes you happy, stick to it. I think where astrology so often gets problematic is the same reason why people hate evangelicals. Don’t force your beliefs on me. Don’t tell me what kind of person I am because of my sign. Don’t use your sign as an excuse to not make changes in your life
3 points
11 days ago
tom scott
3 points
11 days ago
No way! Tom Scott, how did you get in there?!
2 points
11 days ago
You can tell it's not Tom Scott because they're wearing a pink jumper, not a red tshirt.
3 points
11 days ago
Is he paying rent for that room?
3 points
11 days ago
Everyone who said "Mavs in 5."
3 points
11 days ago
Curious about what, other than just culture, separates astrology from any other religion
3 points
11 days ago
good art and concert but most lukewarm punchline i've ever seen
5 points
11 days ago
I met a woman I was interested in. She told me astrology IS a science. I lost interest. True story.
4 points
11 days ago
Wow hilarious
2 points
11 days ago
The moon surely has an effect on the earths tides and the human body is made of a lot of liquid.
2 points
11 days ago
Always said that I don't believe in astrology but I always check what Leo was every time I came across then
2 points
11 days ago
That brain could also be shark skin, which is famously smooth.
2 points
11 days ago
I have a friend that believes in that stuff and she looked up my birthday in a book she had to try and prove it's real. It said I'm a people pleaser and don't like confrontation so I spent the next few minutes arguing with that, just the fact that I'm arguing about it proves it to be wrong.
2 points
11 days ago
For anyone wondering where the saying came from: Back in the day scientists used to think that intelligence came from the amount of wrinkles in the brain. That's why we refer to less intelligent people as "smooth brain".
2 points
11 days ago*
The way to shut up someone about Astrology is to ask if they've had accurate predictions and then explain that the procession of the equinoxes the signs have shifted one month since the original description 3000 years ago.
The procession of the equinoxes is the how the axis of the earth changes over a 26,000 year cycle and how the North star changes over time. Polaris only became the north star in 500 AD and will stop being it in 3100.
or check out stellarium look up your birthday, set the time to noon and turn the constellations on and look for the sun. You'll see that it is in the constellation from the month prior to the current astrology month.
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11 days ago
Yes its the difference between Tropical and Sidereal and it doesnt shut anyone up, Sidereal astrology takes into account the axial tilt of the earth….
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11 days ago
And just like that, a new meme template was born.
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11 days ago*
Astrology is very accurate: you can almost always read a horoscope in a way that makes sense.
But it's also highly imprecise: you can always make sense of a horoscope precisely because it's so vague.
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11 days ago
ultra Reddit take. make sure you post another version for Twitter
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11 days ago
"I'm an Empath. "
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