Our generation is a curious one. We are a generation that loves to learn more about ourselves while also categorizing each other. It is no surprise that in the last year there has been a rise in the number of horoscope posts and an obsession with zodiac signs.

We are always wanting to know more about ourselves, trusting that the day or month or what phase of the moon we were born during, can tell us who we are and who we will become. It becomes normal to identify yourself as an Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius or Pisces.

The common trend, among my friends as well, is to find zodiac posts that list attributes of the signs or responses the signs have to certain emotions and phrases and then check our signs. We are quick to point out similarities between our personalities and the written word.

For example, a post that depicts what the signs would spend their money on would garner attention among my friends as we searched to find truth in the post. Moreover, we seek to find people who are either like us or have compatibility with our sign. As an Aries, I’m most compatible Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius and Aquarius. This does not mean much to me, but to others, they take it seriously to a fault.

These zodiac posts are just observations and do not reflect our entire personalities and qualities. Something that can be easily lost on us. As we get more wrapped up in these niceties, we stop looking at who a person really is, and more at whom we think they are. We start placing too much emphasis on the written word and let ourselves be confined to stereotypes.

Although our generation is breaking boundaries on other issues, we are still held back by stereotypes, albeit of a new variety. It is not bad to let ourselves have fun and joke around about how an Aries is impulsive or how a Pisces is gentle, but we must remember that we are so much more than these things.