What does everyone think about the role that Social Media plays in all this unrest? And which planets do you think are involved?
I would be inclined to say Neptune, as it rules the masses, advertising, what's trending, what goes "viral". It's currently at 29°35' Pisces, having been sustained at that degree since the beginning of May, and will leave 29° early September.
That's
four months of Neptune at the Anaretic degree and conjunct Scheat (located at 29°42')
Note that Neptune had exactly conjunct Scheat when the UK riots unfolded. All triggered by misinformation about the murderer who killed three children (not a Muslim Asylum seeker from a boat in 2023)
Consider the algorithms of Social Media. You join a social media platform and it's harmless at first, maybe watch a cute kitten video, or the latest dance craze, or food craze, etc.
But then there is a very slow drip effect when the algorithms start feeding in more darker material, based on divisions and hate and paranoia. But it's so subtle, it's
barely discernable at first.
Maybe you read/watch a few, then over time it escalates to more similar material, one after the other, pushing the same narratives on a feedback loop, and before you can even catch a nanosecond of self awareness, you are a) totally gripped, and b) addicted.
That's Neptune doing it's job! Over the years, maybe since around 2018, I've watched many very normal, moderate, everyday people turn into hysterical paranoid conspiracy theorists (both left and right wing in equal share)
And yet, if you disagree with any of their viewpoint, they rigidly and defensively cling on to their arguments with no leeway or critical thinking, and then try to gaslight you into thinking
you are "brainwashed by mainstream media". Not even having any sense of self reflection to realise
they are addicted and brainwashed themselves by an unregulated social media.
Arguing that they are "free thinkers" yet they have literally parroted word for word verbatim, what
hundreds of other social media
addicts are saying!
I don't need to go into the rampant manipulation and propaganda that mainstream news shovels down our throats everyday. We all know that. The "breaking news" every 10 minutes, and "live" feeds, are purposely designed to keep you on a constant state of alert, and therefore a constant state of fear, anxiety, anger, outrage, so you try to alleviate that by waiting for the updates. But they get replaced by
other breaking news, so the cycle starts all over again.
But let's not pretend that Social Media is a paragon of virtue that has your best interests at heart by telling you "the real story". They are only pushing similar but opposing narratives and propaganda. Many of the social media influencers have sponsors, donors, and other financial backers to promote their garbage, and are only interested in self promotion, and they rely on
you the viewer to share their articles or status updates to everyone else.
Okay, stepping off my soapbox
I'm prepared for the thumbs down clicks
you're already forgiven
Back to Astrology, do you think this may change once Neptune enters Aries? I truly hope so, but that might be like wishing for unicorns