# Fighting Prophecy Draws It Tighter Around the Throat by Madeline Miller > “Those who fight against prophecy only draw it more tightly around their throats.” > **— Circe**, *Circe* ## Sources and Context - **Timecoded episode recording:** [*The Ezra Klein Show* at 27:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZ90V_JREk&t=1674s) — recording and precise locator for the source object preserved in this Reminder. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff - Ezra Klein on Recursive Self-Improvement|Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff?]] — preserves broadcast order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions and the surrounding argument. - **Editorial treatment:** The poster text follows the reconciled source object without substantive alteration; spoken punctuation and transcript lineation are normalized for reading. - **Context:** Miller's line supplies the literary structure for Klein's conclusion: attempts to escape a feared future can become the mechanism that creates it. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Madeline Miller|Madeline Miller]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Madeline Miller|Madeline Miller]] - [[wiki/Circe|Circe]] - [[wiki/Self-Fulfilling Prophecy|Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]] - [[wiki/Technological Panic|Technological Panic]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Those who fight against prophecy only draw it more tightly around their throats.” — Circe, Circe https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-madeline-miller-fighting-prophecy-tighter-throat ```