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A good one.

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[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Granted. You'll have a nice sandwich, but not now. You'll never know when the good sandwich will come. Is it the next one? In a year? And when you get a good sandwich, will it be your last one. Enjoy the anxiety.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

alternate ending: You don't know if you've already had it. Maybe that decent sandwich was the good one, and no other sandwich will be as good. Until you get that better one, after which maybe THAT was the good one