Always The Same

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Always The Same

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Nothing quite matches the existential horror of revisiting your own code from a year ago. First comes the shock and disgust ("Why? WHY?"), followed by that moment of resigned understanding ("Oh, that's why") when you remember the impossible deadline, the 2AM energy drinks, and that one Stack Overflow answer you copy-pasted with blind faith. Your past self was simultaneously a genius for making it work and an absolute villain for what they did to your future debugging sessions.

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