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    RECEIPT #HANK-G

    FEB 15, 2023

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Hank Green
    “Like any business, you're looking at, ‘What's their moat? What's the thing that prevents competitors from competing with them?’ And I think TikTok's biggest moat by far is that it's cool and YouTube and Instagram aren't cool. And that's a bad moat because cool is fleeting. And like MTV isn't cool anymore and it was once.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    As of August 2026, TikTok faces significant regulatory challenges and increased competition from short-form video formats on other platforms (YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels). Its early reputation as uniquely 'cool' has somewhat eroded as short-form video has become commoditized. This supports Green’s core claim that TikTok’s coolness advantage would be unstable and erode, even if the platform remains popular.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    www.acs.org
    TikTokSocial MediaCompetitionBusiness Strategy

    RECEIPT #ALEX-K

    JUN 23, 2026

    Too early to tell.

    PREDICTION BY

    Alex Kantrowitz
    “If you say, this is a new technology, I don't understand it, I don't want to use it, I'm gonna stick to my processes, it can't help me — you're in trouble.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    It is too early to definitively say if every individual or business that resists AI adoption will be 'in trouble' by June 2026, as the full impact and timeline of AI integration across all industries are still unfolding.

    AIBusiness Strategy

    RECEIPT #ALEX-K

    DEC 23, 2024

    Partially right.

    PREDICTION BY

    Alex Kantrowitz
    “Generative AI skepticism rises. 2025 could see major companies publicly abandoning generative AI projects after ROI fails to meet expectations.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    Skepticism about generative AI ROI did increase, and some big companies pulled back from specific projects. However, wholesale public abandonment of generative AI by 'major companies' was rarer, with most narrowing scope or moving to more cost-disciplined phases rather than exiting entirely.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    CMSWire
    AIBusiness Strategy