Why data science is simply the new astrology

It all started some six years ago, when I was in the middle of switching careers and thus had a fair bit of time on my hands. My wife Priyanka (who, incidentally, also writes a column for this website) suggested that I use this time to learn astrology. At the outset, I'd been taken aback, and found the suggestion bizarre; for I've never been religious or superstitious, or shown any sort of inclination to believe in astrology. Yes, there was this one time when I had helped set up a numerology stall for a school exhibition, but even that wasn't particularly serious. Now, Priyanka has some (indirect) background in astrology.