Tense is used for more than just time.

... but I don't know which one applies to your first example,

1. Fortuneteller: I see a great future in front of you. You pass your exam, go to university and do well. Then, you marry into money and become businesswoman of the year before 2012.

I have to say, we should apply 1. I'm not sure.

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Interesting!
If you are right, then there's a close similarity with the usage of , isn't it?

Proposition: I say that the speaker has chosen the present simple in the first text because she/he wants to bring the predicted events (psychologically) closer (give them immediacy) and to make them appear more possible/factual. In the second text, the choice of "will" give less immediacy/factuality and the possibility is weaker. What do you think?

I'm beginning to be inclined to understand at least what you insist. Simple present form has such a effect, indeed (including the historical present / scenarios usages).

But in the second text, works as indicator of future tense, I think.

Yes, . On the time axis. (I'm still inclined to say ... not psychological, in this case.)
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Hi,
I think I can understand you, in principle at least, because in Japanese the future tense is not morphologically grammaticalised yet (in passing I'm Japanese). We use when in need the form for , with future temporal adverbials.

From a diachronic perspective, however, some verbal forms came to bring the grammaticalized meaning, in considerable numbers of languages. I think so .. or I've been taking such a standpoint for granted (because this view is more convenient, that's all!).

It happened relatively recently, during 17~18cc.?? I'm not sure now, I have to check it out.

Maybe our difference is only in terminology? .. no?