http://simonwillison.net/2012-12-27T17:02:00+00:00Simon Willison2012-12-27T17:02:00+00:002012-12-27T17:02:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2012/Dec/27/why-do-so-many/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-newspapers-have-astrology-columns/answer/Simon-Willison">Why do so many newspapers have astrology columns?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Partly because there is demand for it (if a newspaper stopped running horoscopes they would likely lose some of their subscribers to rival publications. Mainly, I imagine, for cash: At least in the UK, most newspaper horoscope pages are accompanied by adverts for premium rate phone numbers that provide a "personal" horoscope service.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/newspapers">newspapers</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/astrology">astrology</a></p>