[ SECRET POST #2616 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2616 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Things you thought were common knowledge, but aren't?

[ariakas]

From a psychological/sociological point of view, though, they're right. If they're aware of the stereotypes of astrological signs in their culture (or, say, the stereotypes associated with blood types in Japanese culture) they will often - subconsciously or otherwise - start to behave more in line with those stereotypes.

Studies found that, for example, women actually do tend to behave in line with the stereotype for their hair colour (blondes are fun, redheads are feisty, brunettes are serious and intellectual) and in fact women would alter their behaviour within days of dyeing their hair to conform.

See also: people with "intellectual-sounding" names being more likely to end up in intellectual professions, regardless of their upbringing or socioeconomic status, girls with boyish names being more likely to end up working in STEM regardless of their parents views, boys with girlish names in care/teaching, etc.

If society says "Libras do ____" and you're steeped in that culture, Libras probably do tend to do ____ more than others. They're not wrong. Nobody (aside from loons) really thinks the stars affect your personality, but your culture sure as shit pressures you to conform to its expectations.

Re: Things you thought were common knowledge, but aren't?

[(Anonymous)]

I understand what you're saying, but you're operating with a different definition of "right" than I am. One's birth date/time doesn't predict one's personality. It just doesn't. Even if people start to behave like the stereotypes they believe in, it still doesn't mean they're correct in thinking that birth date/times predict personalities. It still doesn't. The force responsible for horoscopes and personalities matching up is people behaving in predictable ways, not any supernatural elements.

Re: Things you thought were common knowledge, but aren't?

[ariakas]

The effect is still the same, though. Libras will tend to act like ____, and ____ will be a stereotypical "Virgo" trait. Because we tell ourselves it's true.

I think the only thing we actually disagree about is whether or not people truly believe the stars determine our personalities. I've never met someone who genuinely thought that - fringe kooks aside it's just for fun, it's a social game, and it has some basis in reality because we tell ourselves it does.