You do not deserve the cookie, but can earn 1⁄2 of it by throwing 1⁄2 of it away.
So then you’ve received your 1⁄2 of a cookie, but since you’re worried about calories, you can earn half of that (1/4 of a full cookie) by throwing half of it away …
That’s the way the cookie crumbles. (Also not that different from money being taxed repeatedly (taxed as income then VAT then taxed as income … repeat ad paupertam.)
So then you’ve received your 1⁄2 of a cookie, but since you’re worried about calories, you can earn half of that (1/4 of a full cookie) by throwing half of it away …
That’s the way the cookie crumbles. (Also not that different from money being taxed repeatedly (taxed as income then VAT then taxed as income … repeat ad paupertam.)
Zeno’s Cookie?