Suddenly, everyone with a column in a newspaper knows exactly what happened, and worse, knew it was going to happen MONTHS ago, somehow.
"I told you so!" is less effective when you never actually TOLD anyone anything.
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@mcfate It's a coping mechanism. When I got hit by a car while riding my bicycle about 11 years ago, I got tiresome with my explanations of what the driver did wrong. TBF, I've tried to apply them to my own driving, so that's a plus.
We're just not happy unless we find a way for things to make sense. Even if the truth is that there are multiple reasons, some of which contradict each other.