• Transporter Room 3
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    663 months ago

    One day at work, I found out a work friend actually believed the whole “crystal energy” thing.

    Since she was the first person I had ever met who actually admitted to that, I wanted to know more about what her specific beliefs about them were.

    At first she was super bubbly about it, on par with her personality. But then as I asked a couple common sense questions about why science doesnt find anything measurable, and first she got hostile and mad that I would dare question another person’s beliefs, but when I explained I was genuinely curious and had no interest in changing her beliefs she just kind of broke down because nobody ever takes her seriously or believes her about her “personal healing journey”

    The way I see it, it’s for adults who like pretty rocks, but can’t come to terms with the fact that they like something “childish” (because for some reason a lot of adults call a rock collection cringe or childish or dumb, but clearly they’ve never met a geologist) so instead of having a pretty rock and mineral collection, they have “healing crystals”, and eventually it just becomes kind of like part of their identity the way a religion is.

    I will however, 100% giggle at their expense with my wife, later. Because anyone who buys $50 polished selenite drink coaster “charging plate”, and a $200 brass pyramid to “recharge” their $50 “healing quartz wand” while refusing to listen to real science deserves to be giggled at.

    • @brucethemoose
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      3 months ago

      I will however, 100% giggle at their expense with my wife, later. Because anyone who buys $50 polished selenite drink coaster “charging plate”, and a $200 brass pyramid to “recharge” their $50 “healing quartz wand” while refusing to listen to real science deserves to be giggled at.

      I mean, humans do all sorts of wierd, irrational, ritualistic things. IMO, whatever floats your boat.

      Did you buy your wife a diamond ring? Or at least gold? :P

      • @[email protected]
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        173 months ago

        I think this is the perfect response haha. Ppl find comfort where they can in the world, even if it looks a little whacky. So long as it’s not hurting anyone, let them have their whacky

      • @[email protected]
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        103 months ago

        humans do all sorts of weird, irrational, ritualistic things

        lil private giggles about it seem fairly unobjectionable

      • Transporter Room 3
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        83 months ago

        No, I made the ring from sapphire (birth stone) and silver. Jewelry is easier than you might think when you’ve been doing small metalwork for knife handles, pommels, and guards.

        • @MutilationWave
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          93 months ago

          Birth stones huh? More magical woo. No for real that’s awesome.

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            93 months ago

            Lol at least she just thinks they’re pretty instead of thinking it’ll balance her energies.

      • @kameecoding
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        43 months ago

        Wonder if they had a big wedding that cost quite a bit more than 200$

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          23 months ago

          No, because large weddings are a waste of money and stress, neither of which I make enough money to afford.

    • @[email protected]
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      33 months ago

      Wait, so you’re telling that to not feel ashamed of liking rocks for how they look, they believe silly things about them?

      • @[email protected]
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        23 months ago

        That appears to be their hypothesis

        I suspect they’re just credulous, and believe in magic

        • Optional
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          03 months ago

          in a young girl’s heart?

          How the music can free her whenever it starts

          And it’s magic if the music is groovy

          It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie