If Only

If only I’d bought Bitcoin at $5 – or chosen a different major – or listened to Mr. McGuire’s advice to young Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate,
 
Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
 
Benjamin: Yes, sir.
 
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
 
Benjamin: Yes, I am.
 
Mr. McGuire: Plastics.
 
Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean?
 
Mr. McGuire: There’s a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?

"If only" is that haunting "I told you so" - it will always be right (even when it's wrong) and can never be defeated. It's vague enough to mean anything.

Is there an alternative? Yes! (Remember - I told you there is.)