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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I wouldn't ever do this because as soon as anything went wrong in my life I'd never be able to shake the question that it was super natural. I'm extremely skeptical and don't believe in any supernatural things, but I have a fear of developing superstitions. Also when I get really stressed about my life and feel like it is particularly unfair I start to feel like there is some sort of external source of my problems and it's malevolent. So, doing something like this would be a recipe for problems for me lol.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

is skeptical and doesn't believe in the supernatural
has a fear of developing superstition

Sounds to me like you've been cursed, mate.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like you have a superstition about superstitions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They aren't superstitious, but they're a little stitious

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There has to be a fancy name for this phobia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A phobia of phobias? It's called Phobophobia.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 1 day ago

Hmm, it seems "superstition" in Greek is "deisidaimonía", so maybe deisidaimophobia? Or we could go with Latin for the much more familiar "superstitio" for "superstitiophobia".

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

I looked for the video and came across a reddit thread about it. Here are two really funny comments:

I think its rather silly to say the least especially since curses require a certain amount of anger and hatred that im sure next to nobody feels to this person.

Oh yeah that's why it didn't work

Magic requires willpower and intention to use properly. I doubt any of these randos on the internet actually possessed the genuine desire or emotional investment to actually curse a random guy on the internet who had heretofore never interacted with them

Anyone who actually understood this likely didnt rise to the bait.

No true witch!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

So, they're saying that the magic is real, but I can't just go to a crazy old crone's potions shop and purchase a curse on someone because that's not how it works? Well, that's disappointing.

Edit: "no true witch" = hilarious

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The witch subculture is on the same level as kids who start channeling their chi to kamehameha a bully

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's not true, the kids will figure out they're cosplaying eventually.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (10 children)

This is just a high effort version of "...Then may God strike me dead!" but targeting a spiritual minority instead if the hegemonic national religion. Shouldn't the amount of un-smited politicians indicate that there is no God?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This reminds me of some work drama...

My coworker was cursed by our ~~b~~witch of an 'assistant manager' for turning her down, and the next day his mom had hot oil splash up her whole arm and it looked bad.

Not supersticious but he was and he was terrified. It was horrible to watch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like a wonderful work environment

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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