I think that’s a little bit like flirting with cigarettes because they can help you deal with stress. Which, I agree people will do, and quitting cold turkey isn’t a simple matter either, but should they do it? Like, morally? I still think it’s an unambiguous no.

That said, some friend of mine being really into horoscopes or whatever isn’t really at the top of my world problems to-do list. So long as they’re not getting sucked into any flat earth alt-right pipelines, it’s probably not worth the effort.

Oh actually, one more thing. This here:

Turns out, when you think the world is less chaotic and more sorted out, it’s less exhausting to think about.

This is true, and it’s one of the main factors that drives MAGA. Outside of the psycho-sexual one, anyway.

Anxiety will drive people toward simple, actionable answers, whether they’re correct or not, because there’s comfort in thinking you know why your life sucks. It could be God’s plan, it could be that brown people are ruining the country; it’s magical thinking that doesn’t need to make any sense, it just needs to soothe—not unlike a cigarette.

Not to imply that all religious people are MAGA. I know there are some good natured folks out there.