# Did Transmetropolitan (1997) come true?

Largely, yes. Transmetropolitan (1997) has a P(n) of 81% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 3 have arrived and 0 are arriving. Its central premise, 'Reporting on the powerful is physically dangerous, and journalists are threatened and killed because of their work while press freedom and its finances weaken', has arrived. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2075.

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

## Predictions

- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): A single columnist's personality is the product: his writing is streamed to a whole city, and individuals rather than institutions command much of the public's news attention. Arrived 2024.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 5/5): Reporting on the powerful is physically dangerous, and journalists are threatened and killed because of their work while press freedom and its finances weaken. Arrived 1997.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 3/5): Reporters wear glasses with a built-in camera that capture what they see. Arrived 2023.
- **NEAR** (weight 3/5): A household machine, the Maker, recombines raw matter or waste into food, clothing and other goods on demand. Estimated 2075 (range 2055–2130).