Friedberg @ 00:09:08Inconclusive
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By around 2031, most traditional news outlets will have disappeared, with The Economist remaining as one of the few surviving fact-focused publications, while most other media consumption will be dominated by highly partisan or chaotic "mob rule" environments in virtual/metaverse-like platforms.
I have a feeling the only thing that's going to be left in like ten years is The Economist and then like the mob rule in the metaverse.View on YouTube
Explanation
The prediction specifies a timeframe of “in like ten years” from the podcast date of September 14, 2021, which points to around 2031. As of November 30, 2025, that date has not yet arrived, so we cannot determine whether:
- Most traditional news outlets will have disappeared, or
- The Economist will be one of the few remaining fact-focused publications, or
- Media consumption will be dominated by partisan / mob-rule-style environments in metaverse-like platforms.
Because the forecast horizon (circa 2031) is still in the future relative to today (2025), the correctness of this prediction cannot yet be evaluated.