There is nothing more frustrating and disheartening than being able to foresee something and having people ignore your warnings.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophesy by Apollo but was cursed when she didn't return his affection. The curse was that she retained her ability to foresee the future but nobody would believe her predictions.
While I'm no Cassandra, I understand some of her frustration. As a professional futurist, I have been working in the area of foresight for almost two decades. Many of the clients I've worked with are major corporations or large government agencies. Often I've been engaged specifically to provide insights into the future and help develop strategies that will allow the organization of deal with that future.
Yet, it is very common to have an organization essentially ignore the insights (or prophesies), which is incredibily frustrating.
It makes one wonder why so many people were unable to see what was so clear to Cassandra and why things haven't changed much in more than 2800 years.
