re-enchanted decision-making
hard data and rational logic no longer reign supreme. The rise of using astrology and tarot to guide financial, social and personal decisions
re-enchanted decision-making
"vibes" seems to be shorthand now for "a thing that exists and is compelling beyond logic"
Kyle Chaykax.com“More and more young, intellectually inclined, and politically heterodox thinkers are showing disillusionment with the contemporary faith in technocracy and personal autonomy. They see this combination as having contributed to the fundamentally alienating character of modern Western life. The chipper, distinctly liberal optimism of rationalist... See more
Zach Lamb • The Noetic Future of Culture and Brands
The vibes are off, but they’re off fundamentally because they focus only on feelings and emotional connections that have already existed. They don’t provide or imagine pathways to new futures; they allow only for an understanding of what feels good or bad based on experiences that have already happened, things that have already been seen.
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Alex Vuocolo • Nameless Feeling — Real Life
“After scanning the market from 8:30 a.m. till 9 a.m. and picking the stock I’ll be trading that day—today it was Amazon—I do a single card pull to confirm my decision or get guidance,” she says in one video. “Today I pulled the Ace of Cups, which represents abundance; this gave me the needed assurance to trust in my strategy.”
Sasha Rogelberg • Gen Z loves astrology and tarot. Now the stock-obsessed generation is using vibes to day-trade
Priests and monks blessing server rooms and sprinkling holy water on computer systems as a way to prevent them from ever shutting down
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