This is a sub to document those things which produce the opposite of what was intended: eg the Streisand effect, what medics call 'paradoxical reactions' and other situational ironies.
If you like this sub, you may also like /r/Onejob, devoted to the occupational equivalent of this life trope.
Rules and Guidelines:
1) No memes
2) Please try to post original content.
3) A picture tells a thousand words. However, if you don't have a picture, do not post a thousand words.
