I don't get stuff right that often, so I want to let myself have this one. But also I'm not sure that "a bunch of unprincipled people/institutions will eventually reveal their lack of principles when the money is good enough" qualifies as prescient, even when it beats the actual news by a year or so. https://defector.com/the-saudi-golf-leagues-big-bet-is-on-gravity
The Saudi Golf League's Big Bet Is On Gravity | Defector

The Saudis do not really need LIV Golf to succeed in any of the ways that new gambits generally try to succeed, whether in terms of generating interest or profit or ratings or anything else. It just needs to exist.