A survey of US adults found that 30 percent of respondents consult a fortune teller, tarot cards, astrology, or a horoscope at least twice a year, with astrology being the most common by far.
Most do it for fun, which is a relief but also odd.
How is something like reading your horoscope or tarot cards fun?
Reading a novel? Sure.
A self-help book? Possibly.
Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” comic? Absolutely.
But an opaque, esoteric, pretend prediction of a day or week or year?
How is this fun?
But more concerning is this:
About 1 percent of respondents said they rely heavily on what they learn from such divination to make decisions, which sounds like a small number, except it amounts to about 2.6 million American adults.
That’s a lot of human beings who are confused about fiction and reality.
