# Did Mr. Robot (2015) come true?

Partly. Mr. Robot (2015) has a P(n) of 65% 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 1 are arriving. Its central premise, 'Destroying or encrypting a financial conglomerate's records erases consumer debt at national scale, and the debts stay erased', is still far off. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2032.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/mr-robot-2015

## Predictions

- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): A hacking group wipes a multinational's computers and data in one coordinated attack, and the company cannot operate normally until it rebuilds. Arrived 2012.
- **FAR** (weight 5/5): Destroying or encrypting a financial conglomerate's records erases consumer debt at national scale, and the debts stay erased. Estimated 2090 (range 2060–2150).
- **ARRIVED** (weight 3/5): Hackers cause physical effects by compromising the control systems that run industrial plants, power grids and buildings. Arrived 2010.
- **ARRIVING** (weight 2/5): A private conglomerate issues its own digital currency as a rival to national money. Estimated 2032 (range 2028–2045).