Man orders a 'just the cheese' burger and it's even sadder looking than it sounds

We don't know what we were expecting.

Choice is a 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.

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?

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

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.

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

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

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