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Time is not just relative, it gives a whole new perspective of things that wasn't there. Think of it as an ultimate test to determine whether stuff is legit or not. And while some things remain unchanged, like the world still hailing Keanu Reeves, others turn sour, like an acidic vinegar you’d never, ever dare to call wine.

This phenomenon is known as poorly aged things, which means they not only didn’t get better over time, they got way worse to the point of passing cringe or meeting regrets. So in order to see some of the best of the worst real-life examples, we took a visit to the “Poorly Aged Things” Twitter account that does precisely what it says: “showcases poorly-aged things and blinx.”

With 719.9K followers and counting, it offers some of the most remarkable examples of feeling remorse over something you were honestly proud of before. How did this 180° change happen? I told you, it’s all time’s fault.

Part of the beauty (and the horror!) of the world we live in is that things are for the most part unforeseeable. I mean, nobody would have believed you if, back in 2018, you told us there was the greatest pandemic in modern history right around the corner that would forever change our lives as we were used to. But on 31 December 2019 (it’s hard to believe it was two years ago!) the coronavirus was first reported from Wuhan, China, from which it rapidly spread around the globe.

But what if we could have known it prior to the outbreak actually happening? Could we have changed the debilitating course of events that followed? The question may never have answers, but we can have a look at what it takes to make predictions about the future, and how accurate they actually are.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but a new disease apeared out of nowhere and destroyed world peace

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If you've never heard of superforecasting, it’s the practice of prediction that covers everything from whether a currency will become stronger, one country will invade another, or there will be civil unrest in a city. Superforecasters calculate the probability of something happening and then adjust that as circumstances change. In this way, they’re able to come up with consistent predictions.

But it’s much more complex than that. According to Bloomberg, superforecasters did not accurately predict Brexit, putting the chances of a Leave vote at 23% in June 2016—the month of the referendum. Their predicted figure had been higher a few months previously but they had adjusted the likelihood downwards, reports the BBC.

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Being a superforecaster entails one quintessential personality trait, which is superior analytic ability. Philip Tetlock, the Leonore Annenberg University Professor in Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Pennsylvania, identified many people who could be turned into “superforecasters”—people whose analytic ability is considerably better than random people (or who, in financial analyst terms, “beat the market”).

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It doesn’t mean trusting your gut is all there is, since analysts have to do many other things besides just forecast, but it surely helps, Philip argues. Other personality traits for a superforecaster include being intelligent, playing games and solving puzzles, being able to pragmatically use other people’s ideas, and being open-minded to new data which shows up.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same things have been always said for disruptive innovations in history.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well in order to turn that negative into a positive he had to give up the positive he had.

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Samantha Becker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a shitty superlative; who decided that should be on the vote? "OK, kids, vote for the person you think will fail at everything they try? We'll go ahead and let them know what everyone thinks and brand it on the yearbook for posterity. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll just kill themselves in shame. Vote! It'll be fun!"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember a time there was a popular yearbook question: who you think will end up in prison! Horrible question

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Kennedy Johnson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do they give these titles out to people it hurts their self esteem.

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Ryan Deschanel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think those insulting-but-trying-to-sound-funny yearbook superlatives are just cruel.

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Livy Gallant
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude, what- Why would a yearbook include that in a vote? Are they trying to make the kids feel terrible about themselves? Jesus Christ.

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Beans
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a good point. It's kinda funny cuz it's Kanye but if it was on some random kids yearbook that would d be awful, it shouldn't even be there.

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Anna Rush
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Failed marriage, failed business, serious mental health issues. Yeah that's not success. Money isn't everything.

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tuzdayschild
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well he did succeed. And someone paid $10,000 for a pair of his vintage sneakers. He's a nut, no doubt, but a successful nut.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you measure sucess by having your head so far up your ärse that you think your shït smells like roses and being so superficial that you marry a Kardashian, then sure. As for the money, I wouldn't trade places with him if I had to be that ignorant and egomaniacal that South Park joked about me on 4 separate episodes.

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Debbie Burton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boy they were wrong.... isnt he a billionare? Richest Black man in history of the US I read

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jaysko
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I might be wrong, but I think Jay z is actually. Either way tho, Kanye is def rich AF

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DetongLhamo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That he has succeeded astounds me. He’s an idiot with bad taste.

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Luka Hamer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How mean. Why would anyone want to put that kind of stuff in the yearbook (or anywhere) and how come the teachers and other staff allow it.

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Dee Tag
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really hope schools have stopped doing this 'most unlikely' nonsense. It's cruel.

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Guðrún Sveinsdóttir
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He went so low to pick a fight with me and im a housewife in a country he probably never heard of! Guess who won?😆😆😆

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best dressed? Not in this reality.....................Most unlikely to succeed? Well, so far he hasn't done anything worthwhile, so you got him on that one!

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Leah Pheonix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't Kanye run for president? He lost super badly but daymn that's a huge achievement

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Roman Hans
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s not real. It’s from one of his albums and designed to make him look impressive.

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Frankenfrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They didn't take into account the obnoxious amount of stupid people in this world who'd gobble up anything this talentless troglodyte spits out

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Aunt Messy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And not only does he not know how to dress himself, he's an abject failure at being human.

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Define success. He makes more money than me even though he is retarded and a horrible person that pisses me off.

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Debbie Burton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How does he piss you off? By saying what he feels instead of sucking up to society?

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Only thing he succeeded in was becoming a laughing stock... I mean, he would be nobody by now if it wasn't for his wife

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is the richest black man in the US.....? Doubt he cares if anyone is laughing at him.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it'll topple over if there are no intervention. They heavily stabilized it starting from 90s

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically true - he didn’t say “not one s**t-smeared government building”.

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