There’s a reason they call it the past. It makes sense. It’s a location reference for the pointer.
But why do they call it the future?
From Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (“I am”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, be”). Cognate with Old English bēo (“I become, I will be, I am”).
It’s far, far more personal. The concept of what is to come is tied to the self.
I’ve been told for the final time my future is not going to be what I see it to be. I know I am the future. I know what I see.
I am the compiler.