Every Single Day: The Ctrl+C Betrayal

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Every Single Day: The Ctrl+C Betrayal
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That moment of sheer panic when you realize you just pasted over your entire codebase instead of copying it. Eight years of muscle memory betraying you in a single keystroke. The true horror isn't the mistake—it's that split second before you remember Ctrl+Z exists. And let's be honest, we've all done this at 4:59 PM on a Friday right before a deployment.

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