# Presenting predictions as science fiction is intellectually honest [[Most predictions suck]] and scientists, engineers, and economists (SEE) make a lot of these shitty predictions. The predictions are hard to build on and shatter if you poke at assumptions. In addition to being low quality predictions, predictions that are presented as ‘science’ can be tantamount to lies. Presenting future possibility ideas as science fiction is more honest.™ <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Presenting+predictions+as+science+fiction+is+intellectually+honest) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Presenting+predictions+as+science+fiction+is+intellectually+honest)