Blissful astrology fans blame Facebook crash on Mercury retrograde

We Australians woke up to the breathtaking news that Facebook, Instagram and Whatsup were suffering from a global blackout.

They seem to be back on track now, but one can’t help but wonder what may have caused this disturbing and unprecedented global shit storm …

Well, the astrology enthusiasts among us weren’t at all surprised when the almighty apps went to hell, because Mercury Retrograde kicked off exactly one week ago.

The dreaded astrological period is known to poke fun at three key things in life: communication, travel and, wait it out, TECHNOLOGY.

Oh shit.

Astrologers like me always warn people to allow extra time and practice patience during Mercury retrograde, as technological difficulties are inevitable.

During the hours when Facebook and Instagram were down, astro gurus took to Twitter (which saw a huge spike in traffic because, well, where the hell were FBers and IGers going to post?) to point out that the blackout is likely a symptom of Mercury retrograde, so get used to it.

Slack broke last week, today Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are mysteriously overwhelmed. And some of you still think Mercury Retrograde is BS. pic.twitter.com/M5177A7VL4

– Matthieu Galea (@mattygalea_) October 4, 2021

mercury retrograde retrograde a little too much this time around pic.twitter.com/p5kLehnksW

– t. (@tiyeeemolder) October 4, 2021

Mercury retrograde best friends don’t act like we haven’t told you #InternetClosure

– Katie ???????? they (@katiieproctor) October 4, 2021

Facebook would shut down during Mercury Retrograde

– Toni ???? ???? ???? (@creatorsfinest) October 4, 2021

Not retrograde Mercury removing all Mark Zuckerberg platforms ????

– Paid Thai (@whatshaninn) October 4, 2021

People: stop blaming everything on Mercury retrograde.

* Internet implodes during Mercury retrograde *

Me: pic.twitter.com/nEmHbSmowr

– Ma $ on (@FirstGentleman) October 4, 2021

No one can convince me that Mercury Retrograde is not real when Facebook and IG literally crash every time ????

– Papa Pluto ???????? (@TarotByBronx) October 4, 2021

damn maybe mercury retrograde is trying to say something about social media addiction

– Kemi Marie (@kemimarie) October 4, 2021

Me: Mercury retrograde will create technological difficulties.
October 4: Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook down.

Come to me unbelievers. COME TO ME. pic.twitter.com/o1HZJxdprZ

– uwayo (she / she) (@realbeedeejones) October 4, 2021

Happy Mercury Retrograde pic.twitter.com/a1kMyJfwkY

– astro bully angie (@teaxtarot) October 4, 2021

Mercury Retrograde is scheduled to end on October 18, 2021, so we still have a few weeks of shoddy tech to deal with.

But the good news is it’s the last of 2021, praise the Lord for that!

Want some advice on how to weather the Mercury Retrograde crappy storm? Head here for our survival guide.

Matty Galea is the Senior Entertainment Editor at PEDESTRIAN who also does woo-woo stuff like astrology and crystals and has been writing horoscopes since the start of his career. He also has Tweets about pop culture and astrology and posts spicy content on Instagram.