ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Hamburger moment problem

Okay, so let's imagine that you love hamburgers. You really, really like them, and you want to make sure that you get exactly the kind of hamburger you want. But what happens when you go to a restaurant and try to order a hamburger?

Well, sometimes you might get lucky and the hamburger will be just the way you like it. But other times it might be too dry, or too greasy, or not cooked enough, or cooked too much. And you might feel disappointed or frustrated, because you really wanted a good hamburger, but you didn't get one.

That's what the hamburger moment problem is all about. It's a fancy way of saying that sometimes we have high expectations for something, like a hamburger, and we're disappointed when it doesn't live up to those expectations. We call it a "moment" because it's like a little event that happens in our head when we realize that the thing we wanted isn't what we got.

Sometimes we can fix the problem by talking to the restaurant and asking them to cook the hamburger differently. But other times we might feel like there's nothing we can do, and we just have to accept that we didn't get the perfect hamburger we wanted.

The hamburger moment problem happens in all kinds of situations, not just with hamburgers. For example, we might have high expectations for a movie we're going to see, or a book we're going to read, or a video game we're going to play. And sometimes we're disappointed when the thing we wanted isn't what we got.

But here's the thing: it's okay to be disappointed sometimes. It's okay to have high expectations and to feel let down when those expectations aren't met. That's just part of being human. And sometimes, when we're disappointed, we can learn something new about ourselves or about the thing we wanted. We can use that knowledge to make better choices in the future and to enjoy the things we love even more.