The Modern Astrology Obsession, Explained 

That does truly suck, they sound super unprofessional :( have to hope they got their practice shut down, sound like they weren't actually trying to help anyone at all

Sadly, these are all too common... and no legislation would ever go against it, fearing losing female support

So dangerous

I'd complain to the councilor about that. That "psychologist" is a threat to vulnerable people.

If it wasn’t expensive to go to an astrologist posing as psychologist, I would give all false dates and plantes information and let the person scramble nonsense for days about me, let them keep digging deeper until finally revealing the truth. Too bad I don’t have the money, the acting-capacity nor the patience to do a prank like that.

Okay... are the operating on the locations of the constellations based upon when Vega was the North Star? As currently, with Polaris being the North Star, Aquarius would have somebody be born between Feb 16th and March 11th Now... a Capricorn would be Jan 20th and Feb15th... and yeah, Capricorns are incapable of committing Murder-1 and instead will do Manslaughter Also... who the fuck says Aquaripodes (that strikes me as the best plural) are patient? An Aquarius will push a person into a Punji Pit and claim they fell. Aquaripodes are just good at MASKING how upset they are

Yeah, this is what I feel exactly. Like any spiritual belief you can do what you want, just don’t try to force it on me It’s also, ya know, bullshit. I’ve told people I’m a sign I’m not and they almost always say “*gasp* yeah totally, I see that!”

@@NimhLabs Okay you didnt address anything he said, only what she said... is this a joke... or do you need help...?

heh, it's like a calendar based version of racism

@@annoloki this is a perfect description.

It's a lot more fun to believe that the movement of solar bodies affects our personalities in quirky ways then to believe that our every action is being morally judged and a vengeful God is waiting to send us to an afterlife of everlasting fire and pain 🤣

@@rugbyelite1361 You make it sound like astrology and monotheism are the only two choices and are mutually exclusive. You can believe in both, neither, or something else entirely. What about attributing those "quirky" effects to something more grounded like your past experiences.

This! I think spirituality is important for human beings since it’s been with us when humans used to live in nature; it used to be more popular to be “non-practicing religious person” but there is so much baggage with established religions now that people go to astrology or pagan religions or just praying to the universe

So people who need a cope

Teenage white girls

Or maybe they'd be really jealous of how it's used now

Did they tell you that?😂

@@Cas0669 I think its safe to assume ancient people would have had bigger fish to fry than trying to figure out how they should treat their spouse this month lol

I mean yeah probably it will seem petty to them..but doesn't mean they were in any sort of better place... individualism may seem selfish but it can help in many ways. Today there's a scope of self exploration of independence..baack then there were probably less talk of mental health,choices,self growth etc. Even tho rapid information may have increased existential Crisis it is in no way worse then before..

@@balloonfiesta15 You made a great deal of assumptions in your reply. I think it would be a good idea to go back and reread OP's comment so you can make a stronger case. It also might help if you try not to take it so personally.

That’s where the rest of the planets come in. Someone born a mere three minutes after you will have different results.

@@briansheets4229 Someone born at the same time will have different results on account of the wheels varying also by location, especially once you start counting degrees, minutes, and seconds for things like aspects.

@@nevisysbryd7450 These's people's "approach to astrology" is Hollywood, they take that as a "serious cientific source" to portray astrology as the clown they want it to be. Don't waste your time, it really is pathetic to discuss with people that use fallacies as arguments.

Also Ancient Astologers: Uh... Vega isn't the current north star... why are the operating on positions based upon Vega being the north star when Polaris is the current north star? Also... why are they acting like the Age of Aquarius isn't kind of scary--Corvus becomes the Northern Constellation during that time. That sounds like a mixture... a definite type of mixture

Joan Ceciel Quigley

@@NimhLabs Ancient Astrologers are aware of the differences between sidereal and tropical calculations, but you're not, because you're illiterate.

I'd say it's more about finding narratives in a world where storytelling has been relegated to entertainment and rituals have been left by the wayside. Capitalism services the need for identity well enough through cultivated consumer identity (e.g. Star wars fan, metal head, yoga freak, vegan, crossfitter, gamer, rock climber, etc). Symbolic narratives have pretty much always been a part of human culture and spirituality, the hard materialist and consumerist bent of our current socio-economic context has displaced that, resulting in individuals spontaneously seeking out and creating this missing rite independently.

Also it gives people the idea of owning a house haha

It's also a great way to sell you trucks.

@Sub. Sa. Great points, especially on the narratives, ideology, and mythology native to capitalism. Though it is materialistic, it isn't really 'materialist' or at least not primarily - to a large degree liberal capitalism is very much preoccupied with ideal notions above material concerns and outcomes. I agree that community is a vital component of traditional folk practice's, spirituality, and ritual. But I do think that the narrative element plays an essential role in helping the conscious mind contextualise itself within and then navigate the social and conceptual reality. Myth is a critical part of this, and the material grounding of myth simply isn't relevant to the concept or its function.

In a world where nobody want wants to do the work of figuring out who they are….

@@capturedflame word

They left standard religion but either didn’t deconstruct or couldn’t deal with the idea that the universe is indifferent to them so they looked for another version of the supernatural to believe in

@@sterling9314 the left is all about happiness and lightheartedness...

I'm learning astrology since 13y.o and i'm telling u that no one cares as much as i do,all use it as u use a meme,just for references on my side of the globe🤣

In history, this happens every time the average person loses some control over their circumstances.

Such a Virgo thing to do /s

Please keep us updated, sound like a fun social experiment. :)

I'm stealing this idea. It sounds fun

I just don't associate with anyone that asks me that anymore.

I recently had a joyous encounter where someone confidently listed two possible options for what 'sign' I must be, and I could honestly answer 'nope, neither'.

meanwhile, the generation that grew up in the Christian era of "science" was basically traumatized to avoid anything that debunks the Christian narrative of history, science and psychology/spirituality.

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You're right. Accepting the truth that this ball of rock is floating in the middle of everywhere and nowhere for no apparent reason, and that humans have a much of a soul as a snail is terrifying to most people. To those who have the courage it can be the most freeing this you will ever accept in your entire life

Thank you Cosmic Sanders

I agree. Astrology does seem more a replacement for religion. I would also argue that the idea of an intervening god is a bit much to believe in in this day and age. How could a god, for example, allow the Holocaust to happen? With astrology you get, as you say, a universe that may or may not be looking out for us, but is also more limited in its power.

I disagree that it's "less morally judgmental." I've been abused and gaslit through partners and friends attempting to presuppose my character traits, and often being extremely cruel with their assessments of me that were extremely incorrect. The most common replies I get whenever I tell them that they're wrong about my character is, "Sometimes other people know you better than you know yourself," and "...Are you sure? *sarcastic laugh*." This obviously isn't concerning people that merely dabble in Astrology or use it exclusively in their personal lives, but those that actively proselytize it in the same exact way as Evangelical Christians (just a different name)-- ascribing essentialist traits about your character predicated on divine revelations beyond our understanding that we don't control. It's like, if a function of their belief is flawed or doesn't work, they have to manipulate either the information or YOU in order to /make/ it work instead of admitting that they were wrong. It's a form of self-victimization that undercuts actual victims of toxic behaviors excused through religious means, and like many other popular religions, it's not always simply a "personal isolated matter separate from the religion itself." I'm an Aries, btw, if that tells anyone what kind of offensive "assessments" I've been receiving, especially shit like I'm "angry" or "forceful"-- like I have autism & agoraphobia, I'm the opposite of that. It's ableist as hell.

yo man you really heckin pwned those zoomers bro. wtg king 😎

A little bit of joking and validation is fine..but excusing of justifying immoral behavior is not imo

@@capturedflame Scams like astrology are everywhere.

@@damiendavenport3d zoomer mad

@@ling636 im 28 my guy. i just think its lame to act like a stereotype

see also: societies of control, the endlessly divisible subject, etc.

yeah the 80's sax at the end was a lot

Same!

Omg it was so distracting lol

But didn't ruin the WHOLE video tho LOL

The weird thing is how astrology has cross-contaminated other topics like conspiracy theories, sexist groups (like MGTOW), disabilities, and gender identities. I'm Autistic, so I've met plenty of neuro-typical people who treat the disability like is their horoscope. It's honestly infuriating sometimes how ill-informed people are about everything. People will misdiagnose themselves with something and than essentialize their personalities around that because they felt socially awkward that day.

@@SleepyMatt-zzz I think it's the same narrativising process mentioned in the video, in another manifestation

Well, it may be due to the narrativization mentioned im the video, as well as the archetypal nature of astrology, and the determinism of personality I think. Plus, I guess for it to truly feel like pop astrology is saying something profound about yourself, it must claim to reach a deeper introspective truth about the self and your individual essence.

Essentialism is not necessarily harmfull. Every spirituality has an Idea of what is the essence of the Human and it's psyche. And we have to remember that anti-essentialism is a Very modern thought in the West.

People making things they oppose sound based again.

Every few years somebody invents a new astrology for people "too smart" for astrology (looking at you Myers Briggs).

Yeah, but unlike Astrology at least Wisecrack admits they're doing that comparison because they're getting paid.

Bad take. It's not claiming to reveal patterns of emotional behavior or a vibe or whatever. Your health and physiology can be measured to a certain extent by reading DNA. And when it comes to things like coffee consumption and anxiety, those are behaviors that are informed by certain genes. It's traceable and makes sense

Science is the new God. That’s why people have no faith in anything but science and there’s a lot of false papers and terrible research just to prove a point, just because people would believe anything if it’s “proven by science” (even tho they weren’t there or lack the knowledge to question what they say)

@@genfuentes3582 that's jumping the gun quite a bit and even if that is so, I don't see how that is a defense for astrology or any alternative worldview. It just means society has lost its priorities and values money and expediency over all. (Religion, astrology, self-help, bad science, etc are all examples of this. Think of the enormous cash flows in all of these industries.) Bad science isn't science and shouldn't be used as a reason to distrust the scientific method or process when it *can* be trusted. People just need to get better at recognizing grift

Big Aquarius/Capricorn man energy

Truuuuuuuuu

I think it came from a place trying to give MORE cosmic significance

Oh you mean the metaverse 😂

All hail the barnum effect. Thanks to it, the Scorpio "facts" in the beginning were so spot-on for me, a scorpio!

@@camelopardalis84 Lovely, how people that claim to avoid anything that is not a "hard scientific truth", to use a pseudoscience to debunk another pseudosciente lmao........

@@JoeBrandAG What pseudoscience do you claim I used to debunk another pseudoscientific thing? If that's what you did.

Then you know shitty people and that's that.

@@MellowJelly yeah, nail on the head truly. If they weren't using astrology, they would be using some other metric to form judgement - it's not necessarily the practice, sounds like it's the people. Just like how religions like Christianity or Islam can be wholesome and good or be warped into a tool for harm and judging. Just depends on who is wielding it ya know.

Or any other religion, didn't mean to call out just those two. It's true of any belief system.

Ah I'm a fan of skepticism. The best part is you can be skeptical of something (religion, astrology, etc.) or even downright disbelieving and still enjoy what that thing has to offer.

I really don't understand it either! It's great quality to have the desire to make sense of life and want to make predictions about the future! But we have tools that already exist for this; psychology, sociology, economics, etc. I don't get why people would ever get so desperate to think they need such crazy things to make sense of life. I did have an girlfriend who was abused by her parents; as a result she had disrealization disorder. She was extremely into tarot, astrology, fortune cookies, etc. As the relationship went on I discovered that she was making drastic life decisions based on these varieties of mystism. I began to believe I was one of these decisions. And honestly I don't think I've ever cared about anyone more. I hate this crap, I can speak to a maximal degree of certainty that it's absolute bullshit. Now if it's someone's hobbie and they don't take it so seriously I will not bash them for it. If I ever give up on humanity I will create my own mystism, because I can't imagine an easier way to manipulate people.

A guy with a special wig, official robes and a hammer speaks some words in a dead language and people are like 'yes very reasonable, what he said is now true, that person is guilty/innocent/married/divorced/etc' But interpret visual language and symbolism in cards or tea leaves or myth and you're a weirdo. Ritual and narratives are part of the human experience

Yess love this interpretation of tarot. It doesn't have anything to do with predicting the future

Something alot more helpful than Tarot cards is a therapist.

@@mistertroll4107 a therapist is more helpful than going for a walk or listening to music, but all still can help. Definitely don't replace therapy with spirituality/spiritual tools. Just saying that maybe many things can help

​@@mistertroll4107 nah not really. Therapy doesn't really help me reflect and process things because all of my brain power goes to maintaining the conversation. It was tarot cards that got me to slow down and actually reflect on my life.

Don't forget Forer

I get that, I've asked many friends who have left organized religion, but are into astrology and they pretty much have that same answer :)

Everyone thinks the universe revolves around themselves, the ones who don't are good self deceivers.

Everything should be criticized so we can understand it better and people know what they're buying into. Criticizing isn't the same as insulting. There are no sacred cows, there's just cows.

Unreasonable beliefs pry open the back door to your critical mind and allow other irrational ideas to creep in, while blocking the front entrance that should let facts filter in. Belief in flat earth, for example, might seem like a quaint idiosyncrisy, but most flat earthers are also antivaxxers. Beliefs like these are usually sustained through conspiratorial thinking to explain away dissent and any apparent incompatibility with reality. This can promote disengagement from society and antisocial tendencies. The rise of QAnon in the wellness community through alternative medicine and antivax should serve as a warning.

The flat earthers are here to prove you right.

It's a thought provoking point. well I do like to read up on occasional astrological stuff sometimes,I don't cancel out the possibility of it being somewhat right or wrong. But like in the case of of flat earthers I choose not to believe them cause I put my trust in the more reaserched,certified source. I've not deminished their theory without knowing, I've heard their theories but they do not sound logical to me personally. So I think even though people can have believe or they like to believe in certain spiritual things without being completely irrational,I don't thing that has to mean they are completely unscientific or gullible.

@@sakuranovaryan9261 This is a good point, too. There are plenty of people who hold silly beliefs but who are able to switch to a different mode of thinking when doing work. People can compartmentalize. It's hard to tell though whether and which people will cross the line and go down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories when primed by bad ideas. The best we can do I think is to try to make sure everyone knows how to think critically and to make a habit of questioning irrational beliefs when we encounter them.

As a psycholog student I was surprised how my of my peers kinda or strongly believe in that shit... Like why are u studying this if u don't believe in empirical systems

Exactly! And wow, you made the same point I tred to make but in a much more concise way.

"Been studying this shit for years *but look I read this*" lmao so what were you doing all those years studying? Reading? Lmao I love how some people cant see their own closed minded ignorance. Astrologers can study astrology for years also. Your not special. Step off of your high horse

@@capturedflame I'm very open minded, I love science, history, astrology. What I don't like is closed minded indocternated fools that can't step down from their high horse. Oh wow you got a masters degree, dont you deserve special treatment. Here's a cookie 🍪

@@capturedflame I study everything, you DONT study astrology and you cast judgments. Astrology is far more deep and complex then what the mainstream makes it out to be. Your closed minded, peace. Judgemental dipshit who thinks he knows the very fabric of the universe. You don't know sh#t lol you egotistical human.

Gives the illusion of predictability*

Ironic, seeing as how it utterly failed to predict it for literally everyone...

Please tell me that B stands for “Beat”.

Not true. People who study astrology knew there was a plague coming. Its your choice to be ignorant.

@@Robert-hz9bj umm actually astrology did predict a plague in 2020. Not that you would know because you've never studied it a day in your life.

You are a much better person than i I am ... i straight stop talking. I'd rather save my energy for empathy to people with other mental challenges, like schizophrenia, autism... hell even psychopaths deserve more respect muahhahahahaha

@@g7924 muhahahaha psychopaths deserve a place in society!

The human mind is inherently emotional, you don't change minds by using just logic alone (logic is still useful but you have to know when the logic will be effective), effectively using persuasion is how you change minds; you have to speak to the elephant [the emotional mind; the driving force] to ever have any effect on the rider [the logical part of the mind], the rider always listens to the elephant.

Wow you’re so smart and edgy. Want a cookie? Keep that same energy with literally all religions.

I don't know. I think it can be helpful in making decisions. For instance, an astrologer recently told me I would suffer an emotionally traumatic heartbreak in 12 years. That disturbed me a lot, so to cheer myself up I went and bought a puppy.

lmaooooo

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ayeeee. Most of the people i know myself included we go that way. Like "oh did John backstab you? Yup socrpio stuff." It's not like we believe that it's cause John is a scorpio but we can have some fun and it also in a weird way doesn't make us overanlyze. Like we know John is a d*ick and we leave it at that joke. Sorry to all Johns it was a random selection

google Joan Ceciel Quigley

these people don't decorate their entire rooms and judge other people by their signs for "a bit of fun." Here in California, these people actually believe everything they say. there are people who see it as a bit of fun, but those are completely different. the existence of people who do it for "fun," does not determine the lack of people who do it seriously... here in the West Coast, they are everywhere and they take this shit seriously! it's not hard to tell between the two, people just feign ignorance to fit whatever narrative they want to spin.

@@Mboogy Yeah, those are the sort of people I don't think I've ever really seen in real life, but I've never lived on the west coast of the United States or anywhere else in the United States for that matter. I do wonder though whether the people you're talking about really do believe everything they say in their heart of hearts, or whether it's just a very passionate belief-based identity they're wrapping themselves in.

@@cavalrycome they sure as heck make a lot of money out of poor people without remorse so I can assume they either take it seriously or take it too far imho

I just view it as a way to guess the current RNG Seed for life

Im sure the response will be "its rooted in your home planet" like a quantum bond through space

@Samir Hodzic thanks I thought the idea could make a good satirical short story on astrology, but I'm not a writer

@@evilgenius97 Perhaps because thats what ancient texts imply? That's why they talk about "orbs FACING the Earth" ???? Do your homework, jerk.

I think nothing on this world angers me as much as astrology and I dont even know why.

hope she sees this champ. 🥂

@@107hyperbolic hope so too :p

From my understanding genetics is more about the foundation of who you are physically and your upbringing/environment is about who you are psychologically and how you choose to interact with the world within the confines of those two aforementioned variables.

Sure, genetics and astrology... same thing... right...

@@juliosister Genetics =/= some shady profit driven genome app

@@juliosister they're both woo pseudoscience, far departed from Astronomy and actual Genetics, but with the veneer of legitimacy. I don't care if the lie makes someone feel better A scam is a scam.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught that.

Fun fact: Alan Leo actually changed his name to his sun sign, Leo. Which is also very Leonine 😂

“Tetas” dude lmaooo

Your preoccupation with materialism is another expression of modernity, and just as misguided as dissociation and rejection of it

@@digitalbrentable Your blind belief of obvious nonsense and preoccupation with spiritual mumbo jumbo is just an expression of the Barnum-Forer effect. Grow up.

Alright, but care to address their points?

@@rcisneros310 engaging with myth, ritual, narrative, symbolism, and culture is in our bones. Your petulant rejection of all this in a futile attempt to seek refuge in an imagined total and supreme materialist conception of life is as tragic as it is common - it's not your fault, but rather symptomatic of the conditions of late capitalist modernity. Nevertheless, even despite this postured affiliation, you unavoidably still engage in ritual and narrative symbolism (both in dissociation, and incidentally as a matter of being a human who must participate in a wholly immaterial and thoroughly ritualistic social life). You'll never divorce yourself from it, leaving you only with the choice between denial or examination of this basic facet of life. Good luck either way.

Tl;dr woo woo nonsense for people deluding themselves that the uncaring universe actually has a purpose for them

You got it wrong then. The only thing the precession of the equinoxes clarifies, is the main difference between tropical and sidereal (aka vedic) astrology.

@@axelmont What? You mean that people have been working with abstract and precise maths for thousands of years??? Who would know!!! /sarcasm

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Haha nice fine.

Everyone assumes shit 24/7 anyways so maybe get over it lol

Like from your eyeliner and extra body fat I'm gonna assume you have daddy issues

@@MellowJelly I mean I’ve lost weight since then and the complete opposite, but I’m going to assume from that comment you’re super insecure and have to take it out on other people😊

"If astrology makes you feel better about yourself, more power to you ig. But when you sit there and assume shit about other people because of it" You're making a distinction without a difference.

@@MellowJelly wtf that’s so uncalled for

You, my friend, are the reason! I mean, we can't seem to live with the idea that nothing matters and everything is just random. (It's not, but get my point) so, anything that can give us a believable answer will be devoured like a McBacon!

@@guillermosuarez6535 I'll read your post again when you edit and correct the grammatical issues. Right now, I can't tell if you are agreeing, or being a dick for no reason (and I don't think it's either).

Exactly!!! I couldn't agree more, I wish I could've put it that eloquently but I've always thought the same.

And I reply to them, "Thank goodness that there are only 12 types of people, and only 12 possibilities."

"instead of using these same systems as a roadmap to what they are and look to improve and be what they want to be." Took the words out of my mouth. Too many times I read things about "incompatible" or "toxic" when looking for patterns in other people, but not within ourselves. Finding out our weaknesses and showing our humility when that same light is on us is the true test of character, and sadly, we fail because that's life for ya. Whether that be under any personality-defining systems.

Astrology is far from limited to bourgeois white women, as the video mentions it huge amongst people of colour. I'd also say there's a strong correlation with the working class. Also huge amongst lgbt+ - I think Wisecrack was on the money suggesting its broadly correlated with marginalisation in general.

Atheism is just "there is insufficient evidence for a god". You can find meaning in it by consistently applying logic and reason to everyday life. No religion does that.

I used to hold this view until I realized it’s incredibly condescending. Like, “Oh, I don’t need it, but some people need to believe in fairy tales”. No one needs to belive in anything that is not real. Having a firmer grasp on reality will always serve people better than believing in things that are not true.

It is. Shit it taken so far out of context and simplified to the point of reductio ad absurdum. In short, this is a strawman based on a few sensational fringe cases regarding the actual school of thought.

We said. Also, "A recent poll by the National Science Foundation showed that more than 40% of Americans think astrology is a science." That's what's most frightening. Americans have regressed in the last 40 years

@@mistreated I wonder how many of those people that answered Astrology IS a science confused it with Astronomy. Hopefully the study specified the difference.

They think it's a science because they probably mistake it with astronomy.

@@cobracommander8133 I guess..but, not knowing that there's a difference between Astronomy and Astrology is also a huge problem. lol

@@zzkkk7078 there was a running joke in college that the astronomy class was one of the most popular elective classes… until the first day when the professor had to explain astronomy vs astrology. Then the class size dropped by half.

But she didn't even give Aquaman a chance.

I have ADHD and I love it. I don't see it as an illness though, rather a strength that lets be cut through everyone else's bullshit, because I'm paying attention to everything all at once, even if I'm not actually doing so.

And then there are mentally ill people who treat disabilities like astrology.

I know two people who are trying very hard to convince everyone that their problems with concentration are because they have ADHD rather than because they drink way too much.

This is correct

It's basically a running joke amongst all left leaning channels - being critical of capitalism, but existing within it and therefore needing to participate. Wisecrack and others often sarcastically acknowledge this with wry segues and figurative winks

@@digitalbrentable it’s called hypocrisy

@@FelipeLoeraToledo "Oh, you'd like to change society somewhat? Yet you participate in society, curious! I am very intelligent" literally a meme

Nah, last we checked, your favorite color had no scientific effect on your health ;)

Because it is. Just substitute stars for genetic markers with vague yadda yaddas about how such and such explains why you're a horrible person, and your life sucks. Who needs agency when you have 30 genetic markers for denial?

Often times wisecrack uses sponsors ironically. I think it's their way of trolling the marketplace they're forced to live in. Think of Michael promoting hair loss prevention.

@@thompsonnoel I don't think people already primed to believe woo will get the irony. Using DNA for those purposes can be very dangerous.

@@Roadiedave I understand. I said in another comment it was dangerous to dismiss astrology and offer up an alternative just as enticing and insidious. I think Helen made it sound as ludicrous as possible without outright denouncing their sponsor. Irony and satire are a dangerous game. I'm sure some people took Jonathan Swift seriously when he suggested Irish people eat their children. I also think dumbing it down would be condescending to their audience. Judging by the number of comments that picked up on and criticized the ad I don't think the regular viewers of a skeptical philosophy channel will believe it. There's a risk passersby might take it at face value but that's also true of any form of sarcasm, irony or satire. They basically took their money and made a video as close as legally possible to mocking them.

@@thompsonnoel I didn't see irony or satire in the ad read, and it doesn't appear that most of the people that were clued in to the woo aspect of the ad vs the woo aspect of the video saw it either. Just a pretty ad friendly smiling girl unironically flogging the tech-savvy answer to all life's problems. Spit in a cup. eew. Ain't it great though? If that was supposed to be irony, it failed.

And basing those conclusions using correlations of "x is common to those with these genes" which could easily be caused by other unrelated factors.