Reminds me of what a famous philosopher in history predicted....
In 1776 (at about the time the Declaration of Independence was signed), Voltaire, the French philosopher, announced that, “One hundred years from my day, there will not be a Bible on earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity-seeker.”
Yet, one hundred years later, his very own house and press were being used to print and store Bibles by the Geneva Bible Society. Ironically enough, at a public auction held one hundred years to the day of Voltaire’s prediction, the first edition of his work sold for 11¢ but a Bible manuscript was purchased for over half a million dollars!
Would you have a citation referencing a sale of a first edition of Voltaire’s work selling for $.11 in 1876? I find that pretty hard to believe.