Here I have compiled the 4-part series “Astrology is Real”, written by
.Astrology is Real: Part 1
Alright ladies and gents, listen up. Today I’m going to tell you a story about what Astrology means to me. Now you might be thinking “Hey, isn’t astrology a pseudoscience built on confirmation bias?” or “you really expect me to believe that there are only twelve types of people? That everyone born the same month is the same?”
Astrology is Real: Part 2
It seems like 20% of Substacks are teachers or parents writing about how totally fucked the US public education system is. - anon I don’t have any grand visions for how to save the US public education system. If you told me I could wave a magic wand that would implement a sweeping policy change to fix it, I would have no idea what to do. There are too man…
Astrology is Real: Part 3
Why do children do things? How much do they understand that goes by unnoticed from the eye of the adults? In this post, we will journey through a story I wrote in 1st Grade and observe some patterns. I have a wonderfully thoughtful mother who stored my many elementary school creations and report cards in a cardboard box in the attic, which thankfully al…
Astrology is Real: Part 4
This is the 4th and final part of the Astrology is Real series. Check out Part 1, Part 2, the interlude, and Part 3. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. Richard Feynman I was recently at a birthday party for my cousin’s 1-year-old daughter. I observed the children playing, they were probably betwe…