alt Hacker NewsSV has never known the future. All they have ever done is claim that whatever product they are currently developing is the next big thing. Because they say this before their product is released, they can sometimes look like prognosticators when their products succeed.
We’re like slime molds. In a good way. We try all the options, even the ex ante stupid ones, and then crowd resources into the path that works.
That works for innovation. It does not for politics. It fails horribly in governance—see David Sacks and Howard Lutnick right now in respect of compromising Nvidia and national security.