Gandhi: Credentialed Institutions Can Make Simulated Futures Come True
Anand Gandhi · S2E14: The Stories That Control Us: Free Will, AI & The Future of Human Civilization · Aug 18, 2026 · at 27:38
Filmmaker Anand Gandhi explains 'fatecrafting'—the mechanism through which authoritative institutions make self-fulfilling prophecies that manipulate market or civilizational behavior.
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“So if you make, if you imagine, if you simulate a future, and if you have the right amount of credentials, You can make that future come true by the very virtue of giving a neutral, a seemingly neutral advice, a seemingly neutral prophecy.”
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