alt Hacker NewsApparently that's necessary and sufficient for getting views. In these interesting times when the future is very uncertain we like to hear people speaking with certainty about the future. Especially people who appear to not be paid for it.
Can he predict the future? No. Can he pretend to be able to predict the future? Yes.
The first time I heard of Ed Zitron was 18 or so years ago when he wrote a review of the Darkfall MMORPG. He tore it to pieces, but as someone who played the game I could tell he had never actually played it, which is what the game developers also claimed when they reviewed his logged in session, that he did nothing for 30 minutes then logged out (I might be a bit off on the details, it has been awhile). He’s always been someone who wont let the truth get in the way of his success. I really hope people start valuing accuracy over confidence