The Summer (Prediction) Games

Welcome to the Prediction Game. In December, over 1,000 participants filled out 20 questions to predict the future in 2021. We'll be following up and tracking those predictions as the year unfolds. We’re also exploring the science and mysticism of predicting the future. Our first spotlight on how to predict the future can be found here.

COVID cases have gone down, and then up again here in the United States, not unlike crypto prices. The Olympics have come and gone, and so has the Governor of New York. Lionel Messi isn’t even a Barcelona player anymore, which some of you predicted with stunning accuracy (I’m looking at you Daniel and Bhushan)! We are truly living in unprecedented times. 

We have a quick mid-game (ish) recap to share with you, along with a brand new leaderboard, and a check-in with the Every Index. Strap in, folks it’s going to be a wild ride. 

So, what’s happened since April?

The vaccine roll out was just hitting its stride here in the United States, and after hitting the Anti-Vaxx Trough of Hesitancy™ we’re on the upswing once again, largely due to the Delta variant tearing through the nation. If you haven’t yet, getting vaccinated is free, safe, and super easy. Quite simply, it can save your life, the lives of the people you care about, and the lives of millions of folks you’ve never met. And while we’re at it, let’s pour one out for the entire SEO team at Delta Airlines. 

In the world of sports, Manchester City comfortably won another Premier League title (which 14.5% of Prediction Game players predicted), and shortly thereafter uncomfortably lost the Champions League final to their neighbors to the south, Chelsea FC (only 4.9% of players predicted this one!). The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Finals, and our collective hearts, and a young promising upstart named Lionel Messi was forced to leave his club to join the only team at this point that might be its own version of the European Super League, Paris Saint-Germain. 

Speaking of extremely wealthy entities, we’ve sent some billionaires to space recently, representing the first baby steps in humanity (specifically, rich people) becoming an interplanetary race. Meanwhile, down here on Earth, us regular folks have been dealing with some unprecedented climate events from heat waves, widespread fires, and devastating floods.