Nacho Rationalization: When Bad Ideas Taste Amazing

Some decisions in life make perfect sense—paying rent, wearing seatbelts, not texting your ex. And then there are the choices that require just a little mental gymnastics to justify. Enter: nacho rationalization.

You know exactly what we’re talking about. That moment when you lock eyes with a mountain of chips, cheese, and questionable toppings, and your brain immediately starts churning out excuses faster than a late-night infomercial.

“It has protein. That’s good for me.”
“Dairy is full of calcium. My bones are thriving.”
“Tomatoes are a fruit. This basically counts as produce.”
“Walking to the kitchen burned calories. I earned this.”

And before you know it, you’re elbow-deep in cheese, fully convinced that your nutritionally reckless decision was actually a stroke of genius.

Rationalization doesn’t stop at nachos, either. It’s the same logic that convinces you to hit snooze six times, buy a $7 coffee because "you deserve it," or abandon your shopping list because cookies were on sale. Humans have been perfecting the art of talking themselves into bad ideas since the dawn of time.

So today, in honor of National Rationalization Day, we embrace the fact that logic is optional, but nachos are forever. After all, if you can convince yourself that this counts as a well-balanced meal, you’ve already won. And if anyone questions your choices? Just remind them that life is short, happiness is fleeting, and melted cheese waits for no one.

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