What use is a number for such a speculative article with no real evidence? If he had said 1 year, 5 years, 50 years, would that have added any value to the arti

What use is a number for such a speculative article with no real evidence? If he had said 1 year, 5 years, 50 years, would that have added any value to the article, or would it have just launched discussion about why that exact number is wrong, but if it had been 5 years longer (or sooner), then it'd be spot on.