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Acquiring electronics during retrograde is cursed

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There is a widely accepted belief that buying a new phone while planets spin backward guarantees immediate hardware failure. Believers will literally wait weeks using a shattered screen just to avoid the wrath of a poorly timed celestial purchase. The real tragedy is holding off on buying a vital device only to drop it the exact second the planet goes direct.

Acquiring electronics during retrograde is cursed
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