20 Things People Swear They Actually Did Before It Was Cool

Listen, we all bring different things to the table. Some people are funny, some are smart, some are thoughtful and some are just really, really good-looking. A small percentage, however, pride themselves on knowing about and being into things before they go mainstream. We all have to fill the self-esteem void somehow, and that’s what they’ve chosen.

As a result, though, they usually find themselves in a place where they have to start embellishing. After all, if you really were a supernaturally gifted talent spotter, you’d have millions of dollars, and that would become your source of self-worth.

But even though nobody can know everything, everyone has known about something before it was cool. That’s why user Fireseeker23 asked r/AskReddit, “What is your ‘Did it before it was cool’ thing?”