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Writer argues a predictable future would erase human freedom
Original: "I find the prospect of predicting the # future incredibly dismal – even offensive. A predictable future is set in stone
A commentary circulating online argues that predicting the future is a dismal, even offensive idea, because a fully predictable future would be fixed and immune to human agency. The author writes that people would become prisoners of history, tied to the tracks as events run on rails, while stressing the intent is not to demoralize readers but to defend the value of choice and uncertainty.
Why now: The argument that prediction removes human agency resonates with ongoing debates about forecasting, determinism and technology's claim to foresee what comes next.
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