We don’t know if you’ve heard, but the world isn’t a very fair place. Justice isn’t always handed down where it should be. And far from everyone gets what they deserve. Bad things happen to some good people while some bad people seem to get to do whatever they please. But sometimes… sometimes the planets align and the Universe shows up with a big ol’ bag of karma and a can-do attitude.
That’s where the massively popular r/instantkarma subreddit comes in. Home to over 2.3 million members, the online community shares photos and videos of people who “experience karma that is instant.” Check out some of the most impactful pics for a taste of some of that sweet karmic justice.
When you’re done with this list, Bored Panda invites you to take a look at our previous feature about the ‘Instant Karma’ page. You’ll find it right over here.
#1 God's Work
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#2 Busted Not Paying For Your Taxi!
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#3 Waitress Isn't Playing Around With Sexual Harassment
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The r/instantkarma subreddit has continued to grow by leaps and bounds since 2012. It went from 1.9 million members the last time that we wrote about the community to more than 2.3 million redditors now.
It seems like many people are fans of seeing justice being carried out, and awful, entitled, and arrogant people getting a taste of their own medicine. And, if we’re completely honest with ourselves, many of us enjoy that, too. Wouldn’t you agree, dear Pandas?
#4 When You Steal From A Shop In Zelda
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#5 Armed Man Gets Tripped By Random Bystander
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#6 That’s What You Get For Snooping
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The joy that we get from seeing someone else failing or being humiliated is called schadenfreude. It almost perfectly describes how someone feels when a jerk gets humbled for being mean or doing something really awful.
It feels as though there actually is justice in the world, and that everything’s working as it should. However, it might not be divine retribution that we’re seeing, but a mathematical and statistical inevitability.
#7 Guy Attempts To Steal Package But Gets Caught. When He Drives Away His Car Gets Stuck In Snow
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#8 Atlanta Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters, Wind Blows It Back In Their Direction
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#9 Karma Bitch
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It makes sense that out of all the possible outcomes in any given situation, some of them happen sooner while others happen later. That, at least, explains the ‘Instant’ part of ‘Instant Karma.’
Furthermore, it’s only logical that many people would consider some of those possible outcomes to have a negative impact on the awful individuals who they feel should be punished. From a purely statistical standpoint, it’s practically inevitable that some jerks will get their comeuppance almost instantly, and that someone will be around to either take a picture or film what happened.
#10 Not The Normal Type Of Karma We See In This Sub, But Still Karma
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#11 Sharing Is Caring
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#12 Let Me Snatch This Girl's Phone
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Meanwhile, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that there are probably tons of situations where folks experienced karma, but nobody else was around to witness it. That’s not to mention all of those cases where justice took an incredibly long time to be carried out. Or all the cases where awful people didn’t have to deal with the consequences of their actions… or even ended up being rewarded.
#13 Throwing A Sign
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#14 Twitch Streamer Kisses A Random Woman On The Cheek For The Sake Of Views Instantkarma
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#15 Guy Refused To Wear Mask Then Fight With Customers And Promptly Arrested
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Yes, it’s satisfying to see people getting what they deserve—whether for good or for ill—but we shouldn’t be naive to think that this happens all the time.
If it did, r/instantkarma probably wouldn’t exist as a community because instant karmic justice would simply be how the world works.
#16 Knocks An Elder, Gets Chased By Civilians And Arrested
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#17 No Easy Grandpa
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#18 Illegal Parking Karma
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The ‘Instant Karma’ subreddit is successful because human beings have a need for closure and fairness. We want to see complex situations being resolved. And we crave clarity: we’d prefer to know that action A leads to consequence X, instead of having to swim around in a soup of chaos and uncertainty.
#19 Instant Karma From A Squirrel
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#20 Guy Gets Cheated On So He Removed His Ex’s Floor Since He Payed For It
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#21 Guy Shoots Himself In The Leg, Trying To Break Into A House
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It can feel comfortable to believe in concepts like karma, fate, and luck because they help make sense of the world and make us feel like there’s clearly-defined order and structure in the world. These ideas can give you hope and optimism for a brighter future. However, these very same ideas can leave us feeling like we lack freedom and agency. People can simply shrug off responsibility for their actions, as they blame ‘bad luck.’
#22 Kids Help Old Man With Walking Chair And Get Instant Karma
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#23 Driver Tries To Avoid Traffic By Driving On The Sidewalk. Meet A Bunch Of Gents That Teach Him A Lesson
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#24 Driver Slows To Allow School Bus And Bmw Driver Reacts
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Believing in luck and fate is useless if you don’t put in the effort to move toward your goals. Previously, Bored Panda looked at how seeing yourself as a ‘victim’ of luck or fate should be avoided. For example, if we believe that bad luck ‘follows us around,’ we might start using that as an excuse not to try harder at school or work or at building our relationships with others. We tend to confirm our personal self-biases, as we look for evidence that would support our theories.
#25 0:15 Show Clerk Thwarts Robbers Using Flame Thrower
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#26 Creep Sneaks Into Woman’s House While She Dances
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#27 Good Grip Strength
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Yes, luck does play a role in our success. Without a doubt! However, attributing all of our achievements in life to luck and luck alone essentially means that we ignore the need to make good decisions, work hard, and take ownership of our actions. Why bother being a good person who takes the high road if all you really need is just a run of awesome luck to have everything you want to achieve? You can’t rely on luck and karma and fate to get to where you want to go. However, the mature thing to do is to be humble enough to recognize that we can’t control all of the outcomes of our actions. Alas!
#28 Instant Karma For Emergency Lane Abuser
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#29 Aggressive Driver Gets What He Deserves
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#30 How To Dodge The Attack?
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#31 Breaktester Gets What He Deserves
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#32 Karma X 10
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#33 It’s All Fun And Games Until.. It’s Your Turn
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#34 0:32 Well, Well, Well... If It Isn't The Consequences Of My Own Actions
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#35 Karma For Road Ragers
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#36 That's How Karma Works
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#37 Trying To Scare A Coworker
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#38 Throwing Your Soda At Someone. (Not Mine)
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#39 Road Raging Camry Fake Swerves Into Hyundai But Over-Corrects, Crashing Into Barrier
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#40 People From All Over Come To The Rescue To Catch Chain Snatchers
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#41 Annoying Dad While He’s Trying To Grill
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#42 Man Pinched Random Women’s Ass Karma
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#43 Crazy Chilean Karen Kicks Shopping Cart, Gets Hit Back
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#44 Guy On Bike Flips Off Driver Then Immediately Crashes
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#45 Package Theft Failed
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#46 Man Steals Woman's Purse Right In Front Of Cop Then Throws Suicidal Tantrum Before Being Tazed
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#47 Guy Gets Caught Trying To Break Into His Neighbor's House
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#48 Don't Touch Her Boss
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#49 Road Rage Karma In Sunny Scottsdale, Az
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#50 A Porch Pirate Caught Red Handed
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#51 Porch Pirate Pirating Has To Lie
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#52 Well Deserved
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#53 Try & Humiliate Someone When They’re Vulnerable Aye?
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#54 Trying To Squeeze Past A Truck While Being Chased By The Cops
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#55 Coward Tries To Spit On A Random Guy's Car
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#56 Try To Kick Birds, Get Trashed
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#57 Gonna Race This Bozo's Supercar With My Truck. ?
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#58 Car Tries To Break Check A Tractor
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#59 Two People Dress Up As The FBI To Break Into People's Houses, The Owner Opens Fire
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#60 Dog Karma!
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#61 A Phone Thief Stopped In His Tracks By The Public
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#62 Driver Attempts High Speed Overtake For No Real Reason... Loses Control Very Quickly
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#63 He Deserved It
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#64 Cutting Someone Off In Traffic
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#65 He Deserved It
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#66 Guy Tries To Punch A Woman But Runs Into A Car Instead
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#67 Gangbanger Wannabe
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#68 Robbing A House
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#69 Really Fast Instant Karma
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#70 Trying To Ruin A Skate Park
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#71 Guy Gets Cocky On A Freeway
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#72 Gun Toting Gangster Gets A Big Surprise!!!
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#73 Armed Men Try To Rob An Off-Duty Cop
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#74 Run Someone Over, Get Run Over
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#75 You Assaulted The Wrong Person
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#76 Money Can't Buy You Status
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#77 0:47 Beware Of The Brazilian Off Duty Cop's Wife!
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#78 Shattered Ego
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#79 Dumbass Tried To Be Smart But Got Karma Instead
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#80 A-Hole Driver
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#81 Guy Shoots A Fireworks On A Wedding Car, Ends Up Exploding In His Car
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#82 A Counter-Attack
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#83 Starts Fight, Gets Knocked Out
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#84 Keep Your Hands To Yourself, And Chances Are You Wont Need To Get New Eye Glasses
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#85 Idiot On A Motorbike
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#86 Guy Picks A Fight With Absolutely Juiced Train Security Guard
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#87 The Karens Are Taking Overhand
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#88 Chain Snatchers Accidentally Run Into Cops On The Road
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#89 Anderson Silva Get Cocky Only To Get Ko’d And Lose His Belt
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#90 Guy Gets A Bit Too Hyped Up Before Starting A Fight
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#91 Dirty Police Got Put In Place
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#92 Road Rage Karma In Sunny Scottsdale, Az
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#93 Shoulder Driving Passing Traffic Gif
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