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[–] -4 points 5 days ago (10 children)

It's clearly pseudoscientific nonsense. But it's easier to say "I'm a pisces" instead of "I'm feeling hesitant about the future of our relationship, Sarah" if she is into that. The value is in being able to reference loose personality archetypes without having to spend a paragraph describing someone.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 days ago (7 children)

    But being a Pisces doesn't mean anything, does it? It could both mean being someone who is afraid of risks and someone who is bold and takes chances.

    How is it easier?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago*

    it means what people want it to mean.

    And that's why Astrology is so powerful. it's 100% projection and bias confirmation.

    'take chances' is entirely relative. what is a bold risk for one person, is an afterthought for another person, but in astrology there is no specific context, just vague nonsense worded such that anyone can project onto it.

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  • [+] -9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

    It's all contextual, honestly, but here are my impressions of the uh, categories:

    Pisces: wishy washy, both sides, indecisive, peacemaker, likes blue stuff

    Capricorn: hustle culture, hates fun

    Taurus: confident, aggressive, clumsy, bro-ish

    I don't have any others on deck without looking them up lol

    Edit: oh my god you guys. the magical star-assigned fixed personality is dumb. what's useful is being able to tell Becky to stop being such a Capricorn and come out and party, even if she is a cancer or whatever. it's just a memey way to reference behavioral traits if your friend group already knows what they mean. i don't know how to explain this any better

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    The problem is that you're not really referencing "loose personality archetypes" in these sorts of conversations, they're being assigned to you, relatively arbitrarily. It doesn't matter if I'm serious and thoughtful, but because I was born on the third moon after the pomegranate harvest, I'm the joker of the group.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    No, I think it's pretty reasonable to push back if you're being pigeonholed into some kind of archetype you disagree with. Tell them to stop being such Capricorns. The trick is it doesn't really matter what sign you use, it's just a bit

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