To understand why Virgo judges, it's enough to enter into its typical thought process. The reasoning isn't: "You are bad, I am not." It's something much more delicate, like: "If we can do better, why settle?" "If I notice a mistake and don't point it out, I'm failing in my duty." "If everything is in order, the world is less dangerous." And here comes the big theme: control. Virgo is an Earth sign; it needs to feel stable, secure, anchored. When reality is chaotic, almost like a clinical case, the automatic strategy kicks in: regulation. And how does it regulate? By adjusting, correcting, highlighting what "doesn't work." From the outside, it's judgment; from the inside, it's an attempt to fix the world. There's often a very strong underlying emotional current: the fear of making mistakes. Virgo thrives on: fear of others' judgment (which they will never easily admit) So, it may happen that to protect themselves from that feeling of inadequacy, they judge first, so that no one catches them off guard. It's a form of mental armor. It's not a pleasant thing to endure, but it has a very clear psychological logic. Moreover, Virgo has an almost moralistic sense of duty: If something is done poorly or carelessly, it almost causes physical distress. Hence the phrase everyone has heard at least once: "I'm sorry, it just should have been done better." It's not snobbery (okay, sometimes it becomes that), it's precisely the inability to tolerate superficiality. For Virgo, the idea of "it's good enough" is an existential curse. From the outside, it's judgment; from the inside, an attempt to fix the world. There's often a very strong emotional current: the fear of making mistakes. Virgo thrives on: extremely high standards fear of others' judgment (which they will never easily admit) Moreover, Virgo has an almost moralistic sense of duty: if something is done poorly or carelessly, it almost causes physical distress. And hence the expression everyone has heard at least once: "I'm sorry, it just should have been done better." It's not snobbery (ok, sometimes it becomes that), it's actually an inability to tolerate superficiality. For Virgo, the feeling of "it's good enough" constitutes an existential curse.