Prophecies for 2026 - by Sam Kriss - Numb at the Lodge
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Isn't there something deeply extravagant about stupidity?
It’s not easy, having the holy curse of prophecy. I sit in the lotus position on my mountain, high above the clouds, trying to pick out some helpful and practical prophecies to bring back down the mountain for you. Meanwhile the entire future of the universe crashes continually around my ears. Since you’re not a prophet, you have no idea what it’s like. Imagine having to pick out the one voice saying something interesting in an entire football stadium of people whispering nonsense like ‘OnlyFans for pets’ and ‘They’re going to come out with a new flavour of Fray Bentos pie, it’s a sushi…
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