OPINION I told you so

[Inori]

Lol aite so I saw this @StringerBell post



and it reminded me of a recent @Old Man Cain post so I figured Id make the thread.

Is it petty shit to tell folks "I told you so" or is it a valuable teachable moment? Do you have to be an asshole about it? Should you? lol what yall think?

 

[Duwop]

I never say it. I hate the thought of saying it. Cuz it means I accepted the fact that I might be wrong for the betterment of the argument.

Cuz that means I was right, and argued against for it. And I understand nobody likes a smart ass... So it is likely something I didn't want to be right about to begin with.

 

[ChicagoFigure]

Mass deportations was basically the central theme of his whole campaign. The better question is how can they possibly be surprised?

 

[Inori]

Depends on the situation for me. Sometimes folks need to know...like see.. THIS is where shit went wrong and we tried to avoid it if possible.

lol I think the trick is how to say... see I was trying to tell you.. without being an asshole about it.

This applies to any situation tho.. not just this political shit

 

[ThaManMythLegnd]

Does Ebro realize that Latinos are in favor of deportations? Constantly yelling "I told you so" to most Latinos who are legal citizens is only taken as an insult

 

[Old Man Cain]

#1. Leave me out of this mane.

#2. I didn't want to be right like @Duwop said because being right meant I tried to tell someone not to blindly or stupidity walk into a situation unprepared or ignorant to it. Now you're in a spot that will harm you and yours and I didn't want that to happen to you because I actually cared about you enough to tell you so.

Spoiler

#3. 我告訴過你

 

[Bed$tuy🇺🇲🇭🇹]

Some of yall itoldyouism are lame.

 

[John Shippuden]

I love telling people I told you so

It’s a way to have them listen next time

Also I’m an asshole

 

[Black_Samson]

This ain’t exactly The Shining territory…

More like stating the painfully obvious.

Not a gift.

 

[Loquacious]

It can be petty and valuable.

 

[Golan]

I don't say a thing. I like to let them marinate in it.

 

[SneakDZA]

Some of yall itoldyouism are lame.

LMAO you on the precipice of getting your peoples deported to a warzone just because you wanted to be stoned and right on a message board.

 

[Loquacious]

I give the look.

 

[SneakDZA]

Nah what's the point. Just chuckle.

The ether is self induced.

 

[SneakDZA]

Haitian Migrants In Springfield, Ohio, Turn To Faith Amid Deportation Fears

“Everything changed because Trump is president. People are scared right now. Most are staying in their homes — they don’t want to go outside."

www.huffpost.com

LMAO @ praying for Trump. You better pray they send you back on a better boat you came in on.

 

[GNS]

I try to avoid it because whoever I forewarned, I cared enough to do it ....but I'm not above it

 

[Duwop]

Thing is. If you around smart people, they know you was right. Saying it is almost spiteful and gaslighting..

Just let it rock and show you care about their feelings being hurt cuz they was wrong

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

all the fucking time

gotta shame and embarrass ppl every chsnce u get

it ll help them get it together

 

[The question]

I’m too humble

 

[Lab Baby]

It depends. In this case, absolutely not. Whether or not we disagreed on key talking points, most of us on here knew a dark day was/is coming. The main ones that gotta get told that are Trump voters, and I'm not on speaking terms with anyone on that side to say it anyway. Most of it is out of anger and hurt, some of it out of humility and caring for their well being.