I don’t understand why there are so many people who consider themselves “Marxist feminists”, but at the same time are distracted by astrology.

The origin of feminism is working class, and as a working class movement, it is materialist. I don’t know if they at least know what dialectical materialism is, since they don’t see such an abysmal contradiction between astrology (pseudoscience) and feminism (materialism).

They remind me of the liberal “feminist” Gloria Steinem.

And the same with some anarchists.

What do you think about it?

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Astrology is for uneducated morons.

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This thread has so many ridiculous takes. Also I keep laughing at just how much of an obvious foreshadowing the title of this post was “Feminism and Astrology”.

Like that feels like it comes straight out of reddit lmao.

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The most useful thing about being familiar with the zodiac is that if you don’t live in a city and can see the sky at night, it functions as calendar, clock, and compass.

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I agree, and yet it is materialist. Observe and study natural phenomena and astronomical bodies to determine time and develop a calendar to organize as a civilization.

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That’s what astrology IS. Early, pre-civilization humans observed and studied natural phenomena and astronomical bodies to determine time, to navigate, and to develop a calendar (the zodiac). This is what we developed/organized and passed down as a civilization for these purposes.

It got wrapped up in a questionable psychological model so people would remember it. Even if the reason why people remember the zodiac is not tied to material reality, it still holds incidental value because remembering the zodiac can help you if you get lost because it is based on millennia of careful study of material observations of natural phenomena and astronomical bodies.

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I don’t understand why there are so many people who consider themselves “Marxist gamers”, but at the same time are distracted by video games.

The origin of gaming is working class, and as a working class movement, it is materialist. I don’t know if they at least know what dialectical materialism is, since they don’t see such an abysmal contradiction between gaming (fantasy) and marxism (materialism).

They remind me of the liberal “gamer” Jason Schreier.

And the same with some anarchists.

What do you think about it?

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Video games don’t pretend to be anything but fiction.

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Your comparison makes no sense.

A conjunct of sciences and disciplines together (mathematics, physics, mechanics, computer science, art, drawing, design, animation) versus esperituality and idealism.

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