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The player is given the option to perform an action that can only ever result in failure or otherwise hinder progress. Rather than simply disabling the action, the developers instead let the player try it, and then punish them for it. Most of the time it's just [[Schmuck Bait]] included as a joke, but some especially sadistic developers add such things with [[Trial and Error Gameplay|no, or little, warning]] in games where [[Continuing Is Painful]].