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This comparison makes Celsius look even harder to use hahaha.

Only 10 degrees between 68 and 86? That’s either a very nice but chilly day or a hot day

Exactly. It’s easy to treat an asshole like an asshole, but that literally just makes them feel all the more justified.

I see your point - but there’s always going to be questions science can’t answer because science is based only on what we can observe and measure.

A big one is “where did everything come from”

So I don’t see a way of avoiding magical or spiritual thinking - it’s likely more important to separate that from fact when making decisions that effect more than just you :)

I don’t take astrology that seriously, it’s more of a conversation starter or a tool for introspection. Sometimes I see things about my birthdate that help me notice new things about myself, and sometimes it just seems made up.

Connecting astrology to anti-intellectualism is a pretty big reach in my opinion. I don’t think the ideas of astrology, religion, magic, etc should be applied to policy that impacts anybody else.

Pretty fair view on astrology! I have some friends/family members who have very close birthdays and it’s actually remarkable how similar they are in certain ways. I feel like I typically see the similarities in the way they handle things like relationships, power dynamics, confidence, and they sort of thing.

For example I know many Geminis, and one pattern I’ve noticed is that they are all passive aggressive types. Like they won’t tell you about a problem until it’s too late, and then they will boil over and you’ll end up in a fight about something that could have been resolved so much easier.

Could that be confirmation bias on my part? Definitely. But still it’s a fun tool for introspection if you don’t take it too far :) I also like to think of the history behind it and how humans developed it in such a human way just from observations.

Why? I don’t see how astrology hurts anybody (unless people take it to extremes, like not dating someone because of their signs or something like that.)

The one I thought of was actually “What do you think about astrology?”

The answer I am looking for is neither that they believe or don’t believe it, I want to hear something between. Something like

“It’s fun! I love seeing the connections between people born with similar birthdays and stuff, and honestly it does seem accurate sometimes. But also I don’t live by it! What about you?”

This open, honest way of communicating is what’s important. Didn’t knock the idea down or support it 100%, just approached with an open mind.

Making vanilla syrup after not being able to find it in the store. Convinced myself it would be too hard.

It took 10 minutes of actual focus

Basically always. Unless my signal automatically turned off as I merged into the left lane and then I turned left immediately before I even had time to turn it back on

Welcome! I’ve been here for a little over a month and having a good time.

Also I’m completely avoiding political posts - use the built in filtering system in whatever app you’re using to block common annoying post words. For me that was certain political figures names for example.

What brings you here?

This is a feature not a glitch hahaha

Super fair points!

I mostly prefer cats because they are quiet and chill, tend to be cleaner in my experience.

I walk by the dark park in my neighborhood and daily someone’s “harmless sweet dog” barks at me insanely loud every time I pass.

Nobody’s cat is doing that to me 🤣

I’m aware that not all dogs are like that, when I’m in Europe for example I notice the bar for dog behavior is much higher and I am rarely barked at.

But on the other hand - most cats either mind their own business or are sweet to me. Rarely I’ll have one scratch or bite me but in my opinion, I’m jumped on or barked at by dogs 10x more than I have bad experiences with cats.

Still love them both! But it just annoys me when people don’t understand how annoying dogs can be.

Fair! I guess I mean traditional old school “beer” when I say it, but even that has some variation too

Beer. My partner doesn’t care for it but I love it. I know tons of people love beer but I totally get the people that don’t. It’s kinda very different from most drinks!

Cool thanks!

It’s definitely the better alternative to one server (person/org) owning everything.

I think people might need to accept that if they want a better world, maybe it’s ok that everything isn’t feature rich and UX designed to the edges.

Joined!

Wait so is this a tool for moderation or an entire instance?

Wow a really well written article. Not too long - proves it’s point well - and ends nicely.