sunk costs fallacy
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The phenomenon where somebody justifies an increased investment of money or other…
The phenomenon where somebody justifies an increased investment of money or other resources based on the cumulative prior investment (the sunk costs), despite new evidence suggesting that the cost of continuing now outweighs the expected benefit.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for sunk costs fallacy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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