OptimusSubprime [he/him, they/them]

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  • Fuck. I have to show my ass, I guess.

    Mind you, this is only a hobby, I don’t believe in it, but I have seen some interesting coincidences associated with planetary positions in history.

    Saturn in Aries is only part of the story. At the end of May, both Saturn and Neptune will be conjunct in Aries, at like 1° Aries. The last time Neptune was in Aries, the US had just began the civil war the day before on 12 April 1861. Neptune appeared there on 13 April. Now I’m not saying the US will break up, things now aren’t exactly the same as they were then. But it is odd how tensions in the US are high and how divided this country is now like back then as well.

    With Saturn conjunct Neptune, this aspect happens every 36 years, give or take. Now this planetary observation could tickle Hexbear’s fancy. If we count back 36 years from 2025 we get 1989 - the year the Berlin wall fell, marking the start of the end of the USSR. 36 years before that was 1953, the year Stalin died. And 36 years before that, 1917 - the year of the two Russian revolutions.

    Going back further, it’s not exactly year for year but it’s in the “ballpark”. So another 36 years back is 1881. Marx died in 1882. 36 years before that is 1845. The year Neptune was discovered was in 1846 and in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is published. Anything prior to that, correlations break down and kind of become meaningless. But then astrology is usually meaningless.

    You can’t base what will happen on planets in the sky. Planets don’t control us. But like I said it’s interesting how these events have correlated to planetary positions. Can I tell you what’s coming next? Fuck no. Not based on astrology anyway. None of those astrologers can. Even if I could know, I wouldn’t tell any of you anyway - who knows what I would fuck up.

    Anyway, fun post to come across. I’m going back to lurking.














  • After reading this thought piece, I can see where Severance has some horror elements in it. But the most horrific element of Severance is that it’s marketed as a comedy.

    A few of the people behind it have worked in comedy, most notably, Ben Stiller, who has producing and directing credits on Severance, and Adam Scott, the show’s lead, known from Parks & Recreation, and Step Brothers.

    Even though as someone here pointed out, that this is ultimately a mystery box show, the weirdness is what we’re supposed to be making fun of (although in S2, the weirdness stops being fun and becomes scary). Also, it’s a comedy because most people don’t know what satire is. But really, this leads me to think of how comedy is used as a coping mechanism for dealing with the horrors of life, the pain, and esp. the fear and isolation the think piece talks about.