@druid @bl00d but yeah my criticism of witchcraft being misaligned with our values isn't so much a criticism of its functionality as magic, but more from a confucian standpoint of like, ritual propriety as one of the five virtues. confucius and his school, ofc, are very affirming of society, but i think for me as a person trying to address/navigate her own alienation from society, it's good for me to think in those terms a little, even if ultimately i kinda think society needs a massive radical change