The Code Critic's Double Standard

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The Code Critic's Double Standard

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Ah, the classic "code critic vs. code creator" paradox. That sophisticated Patrick Star judging your "messy code" is the same hammer-wielding maniac when building his own digital abominations. Nothing quite like watching someone with spaghetti code that would make Cthulhu weep lecture you about proper indentation. The cognitive dissonance is strong with this one—we're all architects of elegant solutions... until we're on deadline and suddenly "// TODO: Fix this garbage later" becomes a permanent fixture in the codebase.

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