Why You Shouldn’t Eat Pizza

You Won’t Look at It the Same Way Again

This article is not just for the fat ones, but also for the skinny ones.

So, drop that slice and listen to me because I am going to tell you why you shouldn’t eat pizza.

Trust me, when I say this.

If you follow my personal advice, you’ll be happy and healthy once again.

I understand your frustration.

You’re not reading this to find a reason to stop eating pizza, but you’re rather reading it to find the one line that saves you from having a guilt trip the next time you gobble up the same one food that made Ninja Turtles so special.

Who doesn’t love pizza?

Those gooey slices of the cheesiest pizzas with a crunchy crust can make anyone’s tongue go watery.

I’m no exception.

That famous flatbread flavoured with the most colourful toppings may have originated from Italy, but it’s managed to find a place in the hearts of every single citizen of every other country.

Pizza has become a major contributor to the junk food culture and you pretty much can’t do anything about it.

You can’t deny the fact that pizza has been heavily commercialised when you see brands like Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s trying to replicate the craze of McDonald’s and KFC.

Or you can’t erase your childhood memories of convincing your Mom to buy you pizza because you wanted to be a superhero like Ninja Turtles!

Duh!

But what if I told you that pizza could actually turn your life upside down?

Well, it did so for one man in particular, and unfortunately, you could be the next.

A Tragic Story

Meet famous, or perhaps infamous Floridian programmer Laszlo Hanyecz who woke up one fine day and wrote the stupidest post of his life.

It was May 18, 2010 and Laszlo was craving pizza like any normal guy.

He jumped onto bitcointalk.org and offered to pay 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) for two pizzas.

His fateful wish was to have onions, peppers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes and pepperoni on his life-changing pizza.

Four days later, on May 22, he gleefully announced the most notoriously successful trade of his life.

Renowned writer John Biggs wrote an article about it on TechCrunch in May 22, 2014. His exact words were something like this.

Four years ago this week, on May 22, 2010, a BTC fan and programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins- about $40 at that time- for two Papa John’s pizzas.

$40 for 10,000 Bitcoins??

But do you even know how much 1 Bitcoin costs now?

Check coinmarketcap or coingecko.

Just make sure you don’t spit that pizza out your mouth after seeing its price!

Should you Celebrate or Mourn?

Almost every cryptocurrency enthusiast around the world celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22.

Even the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange proudly celebrates it.

But should you celebrate it?

Before you answer that, give me the name of one person who celebrates the first time the dollar was ever traded.

There is not anyone.

Bitcoin, just like the dollar, was always meant to be a medium of exchange.

So, why celebrate the obvious?

Now, let me make myself clear.

May 22 is not the day Bitcoin was officially traded for the first time ever.

It is the day a random bloke decided to chuck his potential millionaire dream into the dustbin to buy two pizzas with his most precious Bitcoin.

May 22 is the day you mourn the possible death of your magnificent future by the seduction of something as insignificant as a pizza.

So, the next time you want to go for a pizza, just don’t have it.

Pretend you never saw it.

Cover your eyes with your hands and walk past that store.

Cross the road and walk the other way.

Or just take deep breaths and say ‘I’m full, I’m full, I’m full.’

But if you can’t resist your temptations and are too dumb to blindly fall for a trap, at least fall properly for God’s sake!

• Don’t ask for a cheesy crust.
• Don’t add any extra toppings.
• Stick to small size

You’re not stingy.

You’re just trying to save those extra pennies inside your little pocket to go buy yourself a fraction of a Bitcoin instead.

You don’t want to be the next Laszlo Hanyecz.

Every time you think of pizza, you want to think about Bitcoin.

Remember that your children are going to read this article and pass it on to their children who are going to do the same thing to their children.

Your unborn family is watching you as I am convincing you on why you shouldn’t eat a pizza.

Don’t let them down.

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