Society is advancing faster as a result of scientific/technological advancements. Education, political awareness, freedom of information. These things affect the rate of change in a society. In the past 10 years social opinions on racism, lgbtq+, mysogony etc have changed massively. To deny the rate of change has been impacted is simply incorrect.

Also, the question is not referring to societal development specifically. It was asked in a much broader sense. Is the future 100 years from now harder to predict than from 1250 to 1350? Yes. The length of the cycles are changing and/or the patterns observed in these cycles are changing.

The Technological Determinism Theory:

The technological determinism theory states that the technology of a society is what determines the development of its social structures and cultural values.

I see your point however, the 'cycle' here is that fact that technology changes/influences society. This will repeat iteself as new ways of communicating are introduced.

History does indeed repeat itself. However, we have never seen such rapid change in the history of humanity therefore history is less relevant than it has been previously. Not to say it is completely irrelevant.