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1000x current economy would saturate human desires

Predictor: Elon Musk · ep#239 "Elon Musk: The Economy Will Be 10x the Size in 10 Years | #239" · source

Prior probability
50.0%
Current probability
36.9%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2026-12-31
Edges in / out
6 / 0
Tickers exposed
31

Prediction text

1000x current economy would saturate human desires | even if you go a thousand times more than our current economy thousand times you you probably already saturate saturated human anything people can think of that they want.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Musk: The Economy Will Be 10x the Size in 10 Years | #239"
even if you go a thousand times more than our current economy thousand times you you probably already saturate saturated human anything people can think of that they want.

Resolution evidence

Status: pending

1000x economy + desire saturation is Kardashev Type I framing; not testable in 5y.

Predictor: Elon Musk

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0142
excellent
Hits / Misses
1 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
33.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Elon Musk is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

This node isn't linked to a reference class. The Bayesian update applies without outside-view blending.

Probability over time

4 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 50%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 36.9%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 5 pending
  1. 2026-06-13pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2026-07-27pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  3. 2026-05-01 → 2026-11-30pendingOpenAI / Anthropic / Tesla CEO public statement that money is becoming less relevant
    How: Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, or Elon Musk publicly states (interview, blog, X post) that AI-driven abundance is materially eroding the meaning of money or wages
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 70%
  4. 2026-09-09pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  5. 2026-06-01 → 2026-12-31pendingMajor government formally proposes UBI / AI dividend pilot
    How: G7 government, US state, or large municipal jurisdiction announces AI-displacement-linked basic income pilot with quantified payment level and start date
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 55%
  6. 2026-10-31pendingAI white-collar displacement crosses measurable threshold (BLS or McKinsey data)
    How: BLS payroll data or McKinsey index documents >5% YoY decline in administrative/clerical headcount attributed to AI substitution
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 55%
  7. 2026-12-31pendingPublic AI-dividend / token tax legislative proposal in US Congress
    How: Bill introduced in House or Senate explicitly proposing tax on AI compute / equity stake in frontier labs, with revenue earmarked for citizen dividend
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 40%

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(live posterior: 37%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z36.9%-2.0pp
Network propagation: 38.9% → 36.9%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z38.9%-4.1pp
Network propagation: 43.0% → 38.9%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z43.0%-2.4pp
Network propagation: 45.4% → 43.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z45.4%-4.6pp
Network propagation: 50.0% → 45.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

Top edges sorted by latest LBP cross-impact
All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereqS_RECESSION_2026
NBER recession declared 2026
20.0%0.5000.050-0.229
killerTK10
$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis
12.0%0.0500.500+0.077
killerTK07
Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
18.0%0.0500.500+0.050
killerTK14
Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
20.0%0.0500.500+0.041
killerTK04
Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
25.0%0.0500.500+0.018

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

31 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

UDMYBBAISRFMSOUNNVDACOURCRCLDOCNAIADUSGTLBZMAMZNGDDYGOOGLIBMMETAMSFTNFLXORCLRDDTSPOTUBER

Adverse (7)

KKRJNKAPOHYGKREXLYXHB

Prerequisites (6)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqS_RECESSION_2026NBER recession declared 2026macro_recession
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK04Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
killerTK14Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
killerTK07Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
killerTK10$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis

Dependents (0)

Predictions enabled by this
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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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