38 Photos That Aged Really, Really Poorly — Like, Disastrously So

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29-04-2025

1. This message on climate change from Katy Perry, who was recently criticized for her needless trip to space with Jeff Bezos' company (criticisms which included its environmental impact):
2. This lyric... (Diddy currently faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, transportation to engage in prostitution):
3. Along with this happy birthday message for Diddy from Chuck E. Cheese:
4. Everything about this Bill Cosby book (Cosby would later be convicted of sexual assault, though it was overturned):
5. This article doubting the idea of a Breaking Bad spinoff starring Saul (Better Call Saul would go on to air for six seasons and be nominated for 53 Emmy Awards):
6. This video about the "secrets" behind Lance Armstrong's success (Armstrong would publicly suffer a fall from grace for doping):
7. This video from Ruby Franke on her Eight Passengers account chronicling her life with six kids (Franke would later be convicted of child abuse):
8. This suggestion about Simone Biles, who would go on to win three gold medals and one silver medal at the Paris Olympics:
9. This article arguing that Snape from Harry Potter is trans (J.K. Rowling is currently known for constantly spreading her anti-trans hate online):
11. Aaaand this quote from J.K. Rowling:
12. This quote from Katy Perry, who's currently having a bit of a flop era:
13. This...interesting line-up of people, which maybe shouldn't include Elon Musk:
14. This quote from when Elon Musk appeared on The Big Bang Theory:
15. This mural claiming Taylor Swift's career was "over" from 2016:
16. This 2006 magazine that made a tongue-in-cheek joke that Ian Watkins looks like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Watkins would go on to be convicted of child sexual abuse):
18. This tweet from Neil Gaiman and reply from his (now-ex) wife, Amanda Palmer (Gaiman was accused of sexual assault last year, and Palmer was more recently accused of "procuring and presenting" their nanny for abuse by Gaiman; both parties have denied all allegations):
19. Also, this "motivational" quote from Gaiman:
22. This claim that COVID would cause a decline in polarization:
23. This claim that the retirement age is just going down:
26. This T-shirt:
28. This shirt, which unfortunately was also premature:
u/logatronics / Via reddit.com
29. Aaaand this premature declaration:
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30. These reactions to Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker in The Dark Knight that couldn't have been more wrong (Ledger would win a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal):
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31. This scrapbook cover for 2020, the year of worldwide pandemic and lockdown:
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32. This comment about Marilyn Manson (who would later be accused of abuse, rape, and sexual assault — Manson denied the allegations and ultimately did not face criminal charges):
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33. This book about Brexit:
u/ccauzzie / Via reddit.com
34. This ad for cigarettes:
u/TheMidwestMarvel / Via reddit.com
35. This mug celebrating Charles and Diana's marriage:
u/palochato / Via reddit.com
36. These Y2K survival guides:
u/thejunkmanadv / Via reddit.com
37. This USSR guidebook:
Lonely Planet, u/lemonmouse45 / Via reddit.com
38. And finally, we'll end on a more positive one — this Facebook group that claimed Lady Gaga would never be famous:
Facebook, TikTok, u/SweetCarcinogens / Via reddit.com