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The best nomative determinism I've ever personally seen is a guy I knew named John Data who worked at IBM back in the day. Can you imagine calling someone out to work on your compoter system and the guy who shows up is literally called Mr. Data.
Alt text: For a long time, people thought maybe Usain Bolt was the one for running, until the 2090s and the incredible dominance of Derek Legs.
I won't believe in nominative determinism until Usain Bolt quits his athletics career to become a machinist.
Bold prediction that there will be mountain skiing in 2050.
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