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Pop astrology ignores the complex math of planetary degrees in favor of highly digestible memeable personality traits

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You didn't really think those Instagram infographics were mathematically sound, did you? Pop astrology aggressively strips away the actual complex geometries of planetary degrees to serve you highly digestible, memeable tropes. It is basically the fast food of cosmic determinism, designed to make you feel spiritually seen without requiring you to do a lick of math.

Pop astrology ignores the complex math of planetary degrees in favor of highly digestible memeable personality traits
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