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Choice001 Archivesa fickle thing. Too many options, too much freedom, infinite possibilities-- humans sometimes make poor decisions just because they can.

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It's intense, existential crisis stuff, friends.

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Now about the cheeseburger.

So a man walks up to an automated ordering machine at a McDonalds. He selects a cheeseburger, and is presented with some options: is there anything he'd like to leave off said burger?

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Yes, yes there is: no onion, no ketchup, no mustard, no pickles, no bun, no beef patty. Just the cheese.

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You know, I'm not sure what I expected either. Employee intervention? Divine intervention? Literally anyone stepping in and being like, "hey my dude, you might not want to pay 99 pence for a slice of cheese in a box, it won't be an adequately-sized lunch based off your recommended daily caloric intake and also, that's overvaluing the price of cheese?"

None of that happened, and now @coL_Merchant has to live with his decisions and the opinions of everyone on the internet, both good and bad.

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Merchant, however, remains calm and confident in his decision.

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Honestly, these are very good words. Just accept the cheese, my friends, and carry on.

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