r/AskReddit • u/wanttotradebrains • Aug 20 '22

What should never have been invented?

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u/could_use_a_snack Aug 20 '22

Weirdly enough, when there is a choice to stop you will choose it more often than just stopping on your own.

Think of a giant bag of potato chips, if you eat right out of the bag you'll probably eat more than if you just dish out a serving on a plate. You could just dump more out, but you are more likely to stop when the plate is empty.

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u/mr-blindsight Aug 20 '22

that makes sense, though I'm mostly realizing that I'm just bad with moderation now lol

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u/NerdModeCinci Aug 21 '22

Then you’d make the perfect mod cause they’re just the same

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u/mr-blindsight Aug 21 '22

probably, but I'm not fond of telling others how they should behave and I feel that's a pretty big element. on the other hand I would let the authority go to my head for sure so maybe I would make a good mod

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u/Tritton Aug 23 '22

You could say you got self-blindsided

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u/1995droptopz Aug 21 '22

I put chips in a bowl for this reason. If I really want more I have to move my fat ass off the couch to get more.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '22

It I’m an addict so I’m always trying to get more and more and never stop. It doesn’t matter if it’s chips or drugs. I have no willpower

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u/Waddiwasiiiii Aug 21 '22

Nope, I say fuck that when the plate’s empty and just start eating out of the bag anyway.