The current situation in the world forces us to ask ourselves how  reliable statements about future economic and social developments are  possible. This question must be asked time and again, similarly as they are at scientific problems, where the facts are independent of other  opinions.  The  statements  about  economic  future  and  social  developments  should not  be  characterized  by  the  fact  that  they  are  shaped  by  people,  companies,  political and a multitude of other opinion-forming institutions that change social systems through their  ideas. These  may  be  unconscious  changes,  but  as  a  rule,  they  are  changes  to  be initiated consciously and purposefully, e.g., through a correspondingly intensive advertising campaign. This connection between thinking and reality in the economy leads to the fact that  ‘markets  are  inherently  unstable’  [1],  and  therefore,  statements  are  only  possible with a certain degree of uncertainty. A particularly topical example of markets developing differently than intended by those in positions of responsibility in politics and business is the  development  of  electromobility  in  Germany,  with  catastrophic  consequences  for  the automotive industry and important supplier industries. Even if we recognize that markets are unstable and can sometimes develop very quickly and in an almost unforeseeable way, it  is  interesting  to  consider  whether  facts  can  be  identified  that,  despite  the  uncertainty, provide a certain sense of future possible developments.