Things People Said Online That, Unfortunately, Aged Like Milk
Do you ever look back on something that you said in the past and then realize how poorly it suits the present in a mixture of embarrassment and shame that keeps you up at night? Same! However, luckily, most of us get away with the fact that we said stupid things out loud, and people are good at forgetting.
However, these people made the mistake of posting online and having their words look ridiculous in retrospect.
I Can't Believe Lil Nas X Was So Wrong
Normally, when it comes to predictions about the future, there is no one I would trust more than the artist behind the longest-running chart-topping song "Old Town Road."
However, he has proven that he is a fool like the rest of us.
R.I.P. Victor
When someone you love passes away, you want to honor their memory in a way that lasts forever.
However, for future reference, trees can die from conditions or get cut down.
Why Not Both?
This book was published in 2001, leaving me to wonder how someone would feel if they time-traveled from then to now and realized we just kind of let our phones and internet companies take all of our data.
Big I-told-you-so moment.
Everything Is Not What It Seems
Okay, but she heard all this noise in her house and didn't think to check it out at the time?
I mean, she had to know that Santa Claus isn't real and wasn't the true source of the disruption, right?
Love Is A Fickle Thing
When you really love a person, you might be compelled to make a heartfelt post about your feelings for them on social media, and most times that's fine.
However, sometimes it really comes back to remind you how wrong you were about it all.
Did Jar-Jar Binks Write This Review?
Anyone who is a fan of the Star Wars franchise can tell you that there is one opinion that is pretty much unanimous across the fandom, and it is that Jar-Jar Binks is the absolute worst and Meesa hate him.
They couldn't have been more off with this prediction.
Practice What You Preach, Dude
If you're going to start giving people advice on how to achieve a certain goal, perhaps you should be able to attain it yourself before you pretend to be an expert.
We gotta check out his other videos to see if he took his own advice.
Oh, How Things Change
It's really interesting to look at the things people wrote about internet companies when they were in their beginning phases and compare it to how the companies function now.
I mean, who knew Amazon would own our souls?
Be Careful What You Wish For
Having an entire month or two off from your life might sound like the greatest thing in the world until you're in the midst of a global pandemic, everything is closed, and you're not allowed to hug your loved ones.
Funny she did predict that we all played this game for two months before giving up forever.
Yeah, So Don't Do That...
This really was written in an American magazine several decades ago.
People were really just out there sitting in their homes, burning batteries in the fireplace, and inhaling the fumes like it was nothing.
Yikes, Ellen
One of the coolest things about the internet is that it gives people at all levels of society a platform to share their experiences.
While Ellen seemed lovable on-screen, her employees told a story of a much less pleasant person when the cameras weren't rolling.
Nothing Can Connect To That Now...
The person who took this photo explained that the gym they go to has these old iPod connector chords that only are compatible with iPods from over eight years ago.
Apple really played us.
...Three Weeks Was So Hopeful
Remember March 2020, when we naïvely believed that after a few weeks of staying inside and binge-watching Netflix documentaries like Tiger King, our lives would return to normal in May?
We should've known when we saw Mr. Exotic on the screen that it would be a while before things even started seeming normal again.
The Timeline Was A Tad Off
Here we are, years later, and there still isn't an Avatar sequel in sight.
At this point, James Cameron should just take the L on the franchise and tuck it away on his shelf.
Bold Statement, Paul
It's interesting to see how much people underestimated the impact that the internet would have on our world as a whole.
I can't imagine what our lives would look like without it today.
And That's How The Wildfires Started
Suggesting we engage in country-wide arson is all fun and games until the entire landmass actually gets engulfed in flames, causing thousands of residents and animals to be displaced in the evacuation.
I bet this guy regrets this tweet.
Blockbuster All-Around Fumbled The Bag
Blockbuster had the lead for years when it came to movie-watching experiences at home and they still managed to get usurped by Netflix and other subsequent streaming platforms.
You hate to see it.
Nothing Like A Global Panic, Am I Right?
One of the most bizarre cultural experiences in our lifetime so far has to have been the fact that everyone thought the world would end on January 1, 2000, because of...computers?
Bro, what?
I, Actually, Would Download A Car
I love how anti-piracy ad campaigns tried so hard to keep people from stealing things online as if, had it been possible at the time, we wouldn't have downloaded a car.
Funny how now you can literally download a Tesla update too.
That's A Huge Yikes
For Father's Day, this guy and his mom decided to buy custom masks for his father only to find out that he was having a long-term affair with his assistant a few days after placing the order.
Guess she's got no choice but to regift.
Never Doubt Keanu Reeves
I would like to make an official PSA that anything Keanu Reeves touches has a much higher chance of being pure gold than ever flopping.
This journalist should have known better.
Imagine If He Could See Us Now
We all had such high hopes entering 2020, and then we were hit with an onslaught of horrible things: the threat of WWIII, the Australian bushfires, a global pandemic, and many more.
Roaring twenties, am I right?
They May Have Celebrated Too Early
In this photo, Microsoft employees are holding a funeral for the iPhone following the "success" of their Windows phone, which doesn't exist anymore, while the iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone in North America.
Nice try.
Life Comes At You Fast
One moment, you're certain that you have job security and that, despite your mistakes, you can be forgiven.
The next moment, you've been fired and your quote to a reporter hours prior sounds stupid.
David Beckham Aged Like Fine Wine, Actually
In 1998, a magazine predicted that David Beckham would look like the photo on the left in 2020.
However, David Beckham refuses to take an L, and, if anything, looks better than he did back in the day.
Not The Best Slogan, In Retrospect
In defense of the people behind these World Trade Center tourist pamphlets, there's no way they could've known they would be destroyed.
Then again, perhaps you should just veer away from references to heaven in the first place.
Narrator: He, In Fact, Did Disrupt Nation's Affairs
It's interesting to look back at some of history's most notorious tyrants and think about how, for a while during their ascent, people actively underestimated their ability to take over the state.
Scary.
Sorry To The Viewers Who Didn't
On one hand, it's nice to hope that people will find love within the year and end up happy.
On the other hand, it really is sad to believe that this is going to be your year, only to end up alone.
Posted A Day Before They Rethought Their Business Plan
For those of us who remember, for a brief period of time in 2021, OnlyFans decided to ban sexually explicit content. Which they've since revered, thanks to literally everyone pointing out that's the only reason why most people are on the site.
This person posted a picture of their new house they bought with cash from the site only a day before they made the controversial decision.
Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat
Demi Lovato had the unfortunate opportunity to accidentally backtrack on their previous support of an animal sanctuary's post.
Honestly, this is just hilarious. There's no way celebs can keep track of every stance they've taken.
There Was A Whole Facebook Group Against Her
Talk about some hate! We wonder what Lady Gaga did to deserve this treatment.
Whatever her history with this group of people, she clearly got the last laugh. And that's a pretty good laugh.
So Wrong
Ok so there's a chance that some people didn't have a completely horrible 2020.
But since the rest of humanity did, it's safe to say that most of these journals are now in landfills.
You Win Some, You Lose Some
Poor Mattress Mack! The popular Houston business owner has become famous for helping people out in times of need, letting them stay for free in his furniture store.
Mack made a bad bet for the Super Bowl in 2022 and lost a ton of money. It was the largest mobile wager in sports betting history.
They Didn't See This Coming?
McDonald's is looking a little foolish after this billboard popped back up on social media a few years later.
That's pretty close to four bucks. In their defense, inflation has been terrible lately...
"Probably"
This store wanted to play it safe with their prediction for the New Year. And technically you can't really call them out on this.
After all, in January of 2020, things looked like they would "probably" be alright.
What Is That Thing?
2017 really wasn't all that long ago (even though it might feel like it because it's been such a crazy few years).
How many people even recognize this thing that Time magazine said was one of the best inventions of the year? Probably not many.
Waste Of Time
Back in 1964, a crabby man named Paul Jones wrote this amazingly silly editorial for the local paper.
He complains that TV host Ed Sullivan is wasting everyone's time by showing a no-talent group called the Beatles. They're now, obviously, one of the best-selling bands in history...
Times Have Changed
So, this isn't technically a prediction or anything but it's funny to see that Apples were an affordable option back in the day.
Oh, how times have changed. Apple products are notoriously expensive now.
Still True, But We'll Have To See What Happens Next
This tweet summed up why a ton of people fell in love with the game Wordle.
It was posted just a couple of days before the announcement that the New York Times had bought the game for a "seven figure" amount. It's only a matter of time before it's put behind a paywall...
"Probably Not A Crisis"
Unless you've been living under a... bridge... you probably know that the Forbes Avenue bridge collapsed almost exactly a month after this tweet.
Luckily, no one was hurt. Except maybe the reputation of anyone who said the bridge looked OK before it fell apart.
