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People post random thoughts online every day, and most of them disappear into the void pretty quickly. But sometimes, an old joke or casual observation resurfaces years later and suddenly looks like someone knew way more than they were letting on.
The “Aged Like Wine” subreddit collects those oddly accurate posts that only got better with time. We’ve gathered some of the best ones, so scroll down to check them out and feel free to share which one surprised you the most.
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#1
Oh Well
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#2
This Joke Aged A Bit Too Well
#3
This Ages Better Everyday
Looking at some of these images, it honestly feels like Apollo himself came down from Olympus and blessed every single one of these posters with the gift of prophecy. Either that, or they somehow got access to a time machine the rest of us don’t know about. Or maybe they’re all mediums who are in touch with the other side.
But actually, there’s a far less romantic and a lot more practical explanation for why certain folks seem to get things right so often, even years down the line.
#4
Carl Sagan Everyone
General Anaesthesia 14 hours ago
From Sagan's 1995 book, "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark."
#5
Plato 2300 Years Ago, Apathy Empowers Corruption
#6
This Movie Was Made In 2015 About The 2008 Financial Crisis, And This Ending Message Is More Relevant Today Than It Was Then
Predicting what’s going to happen next doesn’t have to be some kind of mystery. Some people are genuinely great at it and have built entire careers around the skill. They’re called super forecasters, and organizations actually pay them good money to figure out what’s coming.
So clearly, seeing the future isn’t reserved for fortune tellers with crystal balls. It’s something you can actually get better at with the right approach.
#7
Chief Wiggum Called It Perfectly
#8
Bad Bunny
#9
From Octavia E. Butler’s Earthseed Series, 1993
A team of researchers at Stanford recently looked into what separates people who anticipate events well from those who constantly get blindsided. They found that bad predictions usually come down to two kinds of mistakes.
Some people put way too much weight on small, personal details right in front of them while completely missing the bigger picture. Others go the opposite direction and only think in broad, abstract terms without paying attention to what’s happening on the ground.
The sweet spot, according to the study, is learning to combine both perspectives.
#10
Somethingawfulforums Posters 2 Hours After The 9/11/2001 Attacks
#12
Under An Instagram Post Of An Interview With Hugo Chavez From 2009, This Comment Is From 4 Weeks Ago
One practical way to do that is by asking yourself three simple questions whenever you’re trying to figure out what someone might do next. Start with the “why,” which gets you thinking about what’s driving their decision in the first place. For example, “why would they even do this?”
From there, move on to the “how” and the “what.” How might they execute this, and what would that actually look like? According to researcher Nir Halevy, working through all three gives you a much clearer sense of what’s likely coming.
#13
This Illustration From 1953 Continues To Stand The Test Of Time
Liliana Spiro 13 hours ago
Hegel comes to mind... "We learn from history that we learn nothing from history". Yes, I know there are nuances in this, but still...
#14
Galatians 4:16
Jeremy James 9 hours ago
I don't know about that, but I imagine he struck a deal using mass deportation as a cover to round up unwilling human test subjects for Neuralink. These people see people as vermin.
#15
Food Shortages On The Horizon
Jeremy James 7 hours ago
"There's not going to be a swimming pool, you stupid slut. There won't even be a house! He's going to tear the whole thing down."
Another tip from the same study is to think across different time horizons. When you only focus on what’s going to happen next week, you tend to get stuck in very concrete, short-term thinking. When you only focus on what’s happening five years from now, you stay too abstract.
Shifting between the two helps you prepare for a wider range of possibilities. Halevy says this kind of mental toggling is one of the best ways to cut down on surprises.
#16
Idiocracy
Beak Hookage 15 hours ago
Except President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho was actually a good President.
#17
It’s Not Over
#18
We Owe Her An Apology
There’s also a surprisingly simple rule that can sharpen your predictions. Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized something called the Lindy Effect, which basically says that the longer something has already been around, the more likely it is to keep going.
For example, an old building that’s stood for 900 years has better odds of surviving the next century than a flashy new skyscraper that went up last decade. The idea is that time is the ultimate test, and things that have already proven their staying power tend to keep proving it.
#21
This Comment About Ian Watkins Posted 11 Years Ago
Liliana Spiro 13 hours ago
There's such a thing as "prison justice". I don't condone with it, just stating a fact
Interestingly, one of the biggest predictors of whether someone will be a good forecaster has nothing to do with how much they know about a subject. Michael Story, managing director of Good Judgment Inc and one of the world’s top super forecasters, told the BBC that pattern recognition is actually the number one skill.
People who can spot patterns tend to make better predictions. But there’s a catch. You also have to learn to see past your own biases. Story compares confirmation bias to playing cards.
After someone reveals a winning hand, everyone swears they “knew it all along.” In reality, they were considering several possibilities and just latched onto the one that turned out to be right.
#22
Ricky Gervais Warned Us
Liliana Spiro 13 hours ago
Whether you enjoy and appreciate Ricky Gervais or not, he sure knows how to serve them dishes cold... Calling out what should be called out and somehow managed to keep on being re-invited to host the Golden Globes speaks volumes. I think some powerful producers are displaying "chaotic good" in this case
#23
Surely Someone Has Told This User How Correct They've Been, Right?
Liliana Spiro 13 hours ago (edited)
At this point I'm fearing it's not just a decade... I'm not a misanthropic dystopian in general, but there's so much access and exposure to the grim stuff that it makes it a challenge at times to not be
#24
From S1m0ne (2002) Movie About The First AI Actress
Beak Hookage 15 hours ago (edited)
I watched that movie! It was pretty good. The trailer made it look as if S1m0ne would go rogue or something, but she doesn't.
Well, there you have it. Predicting the future might not require a crystal ball after all, just a few smart habits and a willingness to challenge your own assumptions.
So go ahead and try your hand at it. And if you’ve got a bold prediction of your own, feel free to drop it in the comments. Who knows, maybe years from now it’ll end up on this very subreddit.
#25
Excellent Prediction
#26
A Reminder That Republicans Have Always Been Assholes!
General Anaesthesia 13 hours ago (edited)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (RepubliKKKan) blocked President Barack Obama’s 2016 nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. He said that a president shouldn't fill a vacancy during an election year, insisting the public should decide via the upcoming election. - President Obama nominated Garland in March 2016, after the déàth of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016. The Senate refused to vote on the nomination. The presidential election was in November 2016, more than eight months after Scalia's dèáth. The president was a Democrat. - September 26, 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was nominated after the dêâth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020. The presidential election was in November, 2020, less than two months after Ginsburg's dëäth. The president was a RepubliKKKan. / Project 2025
#27
💀💀💀
Doug Moyer 7 hours ago
So, for those (like myself) that had no idea what this meant - ANTM is America's Next Top Model and Tyra Banks hosted it. Apparently it was a trash fire and there WAS a documentary.
#28
First Time Playing This Game In About 5 Years
#29
Once Again, Hillary Clinton Did Warn Them And She Was So Correct About Everything!
#30
Chinese Propaganda From 2021
Liliana Spiro 12 hours ago (edited)
Emperor's new clothes. Yeah, he wasn't wearing any, in case the reference past anyone...
#31
All Of Those Are Dead Except For Android
#32
Script Has Become Predictable
#33
Who Could Have Seen Last Year Coming?
Stephanie A Mutti 10 hours ago
The problem imho is that Democrats try to talk to the intellect and the Republicans talk to the fear. Fear drives decisions over the intellect every single time. The election of 2020 swung for the Democrats [rightfully so] because we watched people dying and we were scared.
#34
Edel Rodriguez’s “Mayor Mamdani” (The New Yorker's Cover Of Next Week’s Issue)
Liliana Spiro 12 hours ago (edited)
Politics and politicians, lots to have feelings about, but it seems this guy is actually doing some good? I'm a Swede, so I don't experience the reality of the US firsthand. I just try to educate myself on the situation and matters by reading/listening/watching reports from a myriad of news outlets
#35
Happy Birthday Legend
Liliana Spiro 12 hours ago (edited)
Spoiler alert: he turned 100 in December 2025. It was endearing that he credited his longevity not to a "medical secret" but said that (I'm paraphrasing) "Other than her (as in his wife, Arlene), I didn't do anything right."
#36
Bush Was The Nightmare!
#37
2a
Beak Hookage 15 hours ago
Good thing someone took that piece of advice to heart. Burn in hell.
#38
"But To Us, He's Just Peter"
Tim Fawcett 14 hours ago
The only reason I can see that any sane politician would give Mandelson a job is because he still has the incriminating negatives.
#39
Credit: David Maddox
Did I say that out loud? 15 hours ago
It's Mandelson,absolutely no one should have been surprised.
#40
Thanks Tylenol
Liliana Spiro 12 hours ago
A search provided this: "Tylenol’s parent company, Kenvue, has clarified that this old post was an incomplete customer service response to a specific consumer query. It does not represent the company's official medical guidance. Leading maternal health organizations, such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), firmly maintain that acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) remains the safest first-line medication for treating pain and fever during pregnancy when used as directed."
#41
AI Job Takeover
#42
This Aged Like A 7-12 Year-Old Wine
Beak Hookage 15 hours ago
I honestly thought it would turn out to be mostly nothing but a scare, like the whole Swine Flu thing where you heard a lot about it in the news but from where I was that was it. Next thing I knew we were in lockdown. Then pretty much everyone I knew ultimately caught it. Then I caught it. Thank god I qualified for early vaccination due to my health conditions, because it meant I didn't d.ie.
#43
Even Holland Acknowledged It
Loosey Goosey 14 hours ago (edited)
There's no doubt that Erling Haaland is an excellent footballer, but being an excellent footballer only gets you so far. His dad, Alf-Inge Haaland, was a Premier League footballer who played for Man City as well (Erling was born in England because that's where his dad was playing at the time) so that definitely helped him get his foot in the door. There's lots of young men who are talented footballers, and they don't make it pro. Again, I'm not saying Erling isn't worthy of the success he's had, but having a dad who was a Premier League footballer before him and knew the right people certainty wouldn’t have hurt his career.
#44
This 2019 Article Never Left My Mind
General Anaesthesia 13 hours ago
E-loon Musk is doing his best, aided and abetted by the mothers.
#45
Aged Pretty Well To Me!
#46
Here We Go
Liliana Spiro 12 hours ago (edited)
Measles, Whooping Cough, Mumps, Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Typhus, Gout, Scurvy, Leprosy, etc. are also on the rise in some parts of the world. Don't take this lightly and try not to get bamboozled by the "research" done and vocalized by people rejecting the idea of vaccines
#49
Is There Anything Left To Say?
Dan St John 24 minutes ago
The kind that did 2 tours, while a simpering, gutless coward, got 5 deferments, including one, using bone spurs.
#50
Someone Predicted Tron:ares 6 Years Ago
#51
Rebecca Black And Cookie Clicker
#52
Circa 2020
Beak Hookage 15 hours ago
Every time I hear about that scandal I think the same thing: "We're not getting another Deadpool movie, are we?"
#53
They Had Plenty Of Time To Act
#54
3 Years Ago
nicholas nolan 8 hours ago
Disagree. They ending things in the best possible way for a show that's a love letter to 1980s Hollywood fantasy/thriller/horror.
#55
Predicted Not Prosecuting January 6th Instigators
#56
Newman Predicting Jerry Seinfeld’s Downfall In 1998
#57
Anyone Got Habitual Line Stepper's Phone Number? I Need The Lottery Numbers Now!
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