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Fast Company
3 days ago
- Business
- Fast Company
TikTok's latest villain (or hero)? A spell-casting Etsy seller
A woman paid a witch on Etsy for a love spell. Instead of following through, the witch found the man online and sent him screenshots of the conversation. Now, people are calling it a WIPPA violation. 'Guys the Etsy witch told on me,' @andtheg4gis cried in a TikTok posted on Monday. 'I said the guy's name, his birthday and stuff, and she literally DM'd him on Instagram and exposed me.' The video has since been viewed 2.4 million times and spread across other social media platforms. 'Imagine getting a 'hey girly' text from a witch,' one person commented. Many in the comments are calling for the TikTok user to drop the name of the Etsy seller, just so they know who to avoid. Some are calling for her to report the witch for violating her trust. As a former Etsy witch, either she was a hater or you wanted something HENIOUS,' one wrote. Other's are less sympathetic. 'Honestly good on the Etsy witch,' one person commented. The ethical considerations of love spells, if you believe they exist, are complex. 'I mean that sucks but that's also what you get for trying to use a love spell on someone,' wrote another. Fast Company has reached out to @andtheg4gis for comment. The $2.3 Billion Business of Belief Love spells are a thriving cottage industry on TikTok and Etsy. A quick search found over 1000 results of love spells for sale, starting from as little as $0.78, up to $5000+. Fast Company can not verify the legitimacy of these spells; use at your own risk. A ' commitment spell ' to help you 'get that ring' is currently on sale for $45. The seller has 2,750 reviews. Another seller, with over 150 reviews, offers a ' Dark Bind ' spell currently on sale for $49.70. Send over the name, age, gender, your relationship to the subject and a brief explanation. Adding a photo is optional, but does claim to strengthen the spell—which is available in two intensities. Psychic services, including spells, are big business. About 3 in 10 Americans make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers at least once a year, according to a nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center. The industry, which includes various specialties such as astrology, palm-reading, psychic readings and fortune telling, generated an estimated $2.3 billion in revenue in 2024 and employed 105,000 people, according to market research firm IBIS World. While 20% use these services 'just for fun,' according to Pew, about 1% rely on what they learn from these practices for major life decisions. If you can't trust witches, who can you trust?
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Wind energy body pegs FY26 capacity addition at 6-7 GW
The factors include delay in land acquisition, lack of power evacuation infrastructure, non-signing of power purchase agreements and non-compliance of renewable energy purchase obligations (RPOs). A problem that the wind industry points out is the law-and-order problem in some states that leads to delays in setting up wind projects. 'Implementation is becoming tougher with each passing year. In practice, even with twice the compensation as per government notified rates, the landowners are not allowing us to work on transmission lines and producers face multiple issues related to theft, filing FIRs, etc.,' said Parag Sharma, president of WIPPA. Wind's direction According to WIPPA, wind energy project tenders of around 2.5 GW were cancelled in the last two years and 5 GW in the last five years apart from many solar energy projects. Lower availability of the wind sites, high tariff of the wind energy, delayed PPA signing, lack of the evacuation infrastructure, lower participation of the bidder and undersubscription of the bids are some of the factors contributing to the cancellations. 'While the lowest tariff bidding system led to capacity addition only in a few states, transmission infrastructure plan was unevenly distributed,' Sharma said. Way forward Much of the wind tenders now come as a part of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, which are bundled with solar power. Pure wind tenders are much less and will likely remain the same in the future, according to industry experts. Around 60 GW of renewable energy projects that were tendered in the last few years remain without power purchase agreements. The government has said that it is working on resolving the issues leading to non-signing of purchase agreements with distribution companies. "Unlocking the full potential of wind energy in India requires a focused approach that addresses structural challenges such as land acquisition issues, transmission constraints, and procedural delays,' N Venu, managing director and CEO, Hitachi Energy , India and South Asia said.. Proper planning of future needs, especially by states, is the need of the hour, Sharma of WIPPA said, adding that there is enough demand for renewable energy. "We are optimistic about the sector's long-term growth trajectory. With continued focus on grid modernization, hybrid solutions,and digitalization, we hope to see more momentum in the coming time, which aligns with the country's renewable energy ambitions," Venu said.
