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The Astrologer Who Turned Prophecy Into Life Insurance
- Carissa Véliz uses a court astrologer story to show prediction works as leverage, not just foresight.
- When Louis XI planned to kill him, the astrologer said he would die three days before the king and saved himself.
Why Human Predictions Behave Differently From Weather Forecasts
- Véliz argues most everyday predictions belong more to power than knowledge because they shape what people do.
- Weather forecasts do not change storms, but predictions about humans bend behavior and institutions toward the forecast.
Predictions Often Function As Veiled Commands
- Social predictions sound factual, but Véliz says they act like hidden commands that tell people how to behave.
- Claims that AI will be used everywhere exploit fear of missing out so buyers help make the forecast come true.