AI is going to...VR is going to...Data Gravity is going to...Blockchain is going to...You've heard these conversations before.
They're the WOOOORSSSSSTTTTT. They're the WOOOORRRRSSTTT because the future is not to be predicted; the future is to be achieved. (Tapscott)
Folks try to be NostrAIdamus because it gives them the feeling of being a Secular Preacher.
The Sage on the Stage Syndrome.
These folks want to tell you what's happening in the future. Truth is, it doesn't matter how much you know the future IF YOU DON'T PLACE YOUR BETS.
Paul Portesi has a phrase, "Let it trade."
If you have an opinion...put your money and energy behind it. Because it doesn't matter what you say - it's about the decisions you make. The decisions you make with your money and your energy.
Some of these folks suffer from a lack of David Hume.
David Hume came up with the Is-Ought fallacy; just because you know what is doesn't mean you know what ought to be.
But why do they do it? Because they want to be a Professor. They want to be a Lecturer. They want to be a sage on a stage, with a crowd, holding court. They want to be a Judge because they see God as a judge; what could be more God-like than setting yourself on a pedestal?
It's much like a Hegelian Dialectic.
In any case, welcome to the Dog Park, where dogs fight for food and attention and maybe some casual sex.