# Did Feed (2002) come true?

Partly. Feed (2002) has a P(n) of 58% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 2 have arrived and 0 are arriving. Its central premise, 'Most people carry a brain implant that connects them directly to the internet, fitted in infancy', is expected within 50 years. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2065.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/feed

## Predictions

- **NEAR** (weight 5/5): Most people carry a brain implant that connects them directly to the internet, fitted in infancy. Estimated 2065 (range 2045–2100).
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): Corporations build a detailed profile of each person from their behaviour and use it to target advertising at them continuously. Arrived 2012.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): When a person's neural implant fails, its maker declines to repair or support it, leaving the user without recourse. Arrived 2020.
- **FAR** (weight 2/5): Ordinary teenagers take holiday trips to the Moon. Estimated 2110 (range 2075–2200).