While the things that lead up to trends and historical events seem obvious in retrospect, predicting things that haven't happened yet is much more challenging than it might seem. People shouldn't be so arrogant when they make overconfident and often pessimistic forecasts about the future, because no one can foretell the exact course of events. When you are correct, you may appear to be a big shot, but tweet something that ages like milk and you may end up on a list just like this. We've gathere…

We live in a society

"Maybe we should just be friends"

Dad jokes strike again

Raise 'em right

Rich people, right? It's pretty easy to discern who grew up with wealth with a quick conversation. Not to say that's an inherently bad thing; some of my closest friends are complete trust fund babies. It's just that there's an inherent disconnect between those who grew up with and without money. One of the most extreme examples I've personally experienced is the anecdote my friend explained to me that her private school ran a poverty simulation to hopefully generate some sort of empathy or at l…

This ain't the time or the place

If you've ever worked in the food service industry , you certainly know the pain of customers coming in right minutes before closing. While it's still technically appropriate and enforced by management, the last thing you want after an eight-and-a-half-hour shift is to stick around an extra hour for a couple of customers. If you've never worked in hospitality, it's understandable that you might not understand the common decency of the appropriate window of hours of operation. But my personal be…

What is this? High school?

So diabolical

There are a lot of actions that people commit within our society that defy unspoken common etiquette. Well, not even unspoken, sometimes people just refuse to abide by established etiquette . I'm no saint, but I try to be as respectful and decent to the individuals around me as possible. You definitely have a few specific pet peeves. Myself? Well, I'm not a fan of littering, you should always clean up after your pet and understand the common convenience rules for operating within a grocery stor…

Kamikaze by words

Family drama can get messy. Throw any sort of inheritance issue into the mix and you have a recipe for disaster. Greed shouldn’t get in the way of familial relationships, but, unfortunately, people are money hungry by nature. I suppose that’s cynical; it’s just quite often true. In a post to the /r/amitheasshole subreddit, user /u/Pretend_Canary_9411 described a particularly awful situation. To make a long story somewhat short, the user discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her fian…

Everybody hates inflation

Have you ever had a housemate who's eaten your food despite repeated requests for them not to? It's a far too common occurrence. Working a long shift, looking forward to your leftovers at home, just to find that a disrespectful roommate has remorselessly consumed them. It's beyond irritating. But what if it wasn't your roommate? What if it was your sister who's living rent-free in your home? And what if it wasn't your food, but food specifically bought to satiate your pregnant wife's cravings?…

I'm not a relationship expert. Far from it. But even I can identify blatant issues. The following post made in the /r/amitheasshole subreddit is a case example of a not-so-ideal relationship situation. The story goes that Redditor /u/One_Comfort_62 had developed a contemptuous relationship with his co-worker, Justin. While the reasons for their problematic status were left ungiven, it could be largely in part due to the user's close relationship with his Justin's wife, Ashley, who also happened…