I can’t decide if ‘see I told you’ so is acceptable, and if so, how much.
There are plenty of people who love to show receipts for accurate predictions made by others, but is it ok to show your own receipts, or is that just tacky?
Proving someone was right about something isn’t only about bragging rights. It can be entertaining, but it can also be useful.
When someone is correct about something most people missed, it causes you to ask why and seek to understand the worldview that led them to the prediction. Sometimes they just got lucky, or made so many predictions one was bound to happen. Other times, there is a useful new lens you can apply to more accurately understand the world.
Yes, most people use it as a way to own their enemies more than a way to enlighten and start interesting conversations about frameworks for understanding the world. But usefulness is possible. Sometimes ‘see I told you so’ is productive.
Back to the question. Is it in bad form to show your own receipts? Should you just let others discover it on their own (or not)? I don’t know. Something about it seems a bit too attention-seeking and needy. On the other hand, I’ve learned some interesting things from people who are very eager to let others know when they were right.
Maybe it’s slightly annoying and damaging to their reputation but also useful at the same time.
I suppose it would help if people who did this often also showed receipts for when their predictions were wrong.