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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is difficult for a person who has invested a lot of resources (time, energy, money) in an activity to admit that the resources were not well-spent. A person will defend their decisions so as to avoid the hit to their ego. It’s a very human reaction to criticism. [/quote]

I find this response to any sort of criticism to be rhetorically useless. Saying "You only disagree with me because you did it or you paid for it" whether "it" is travel sports, dance, private school, theater, or whatever is just an attempt to shut down conversation entirely.

Life is a lot more complicated than this kind of black and white thinking. Sometimes people do indeed struggle with the concept of sunk cost. Sometimes, however, they genuinely disagree over assessment of value, and that's not just because they spent the money/time/etc. Sometimes people have complicated feelings and hold both regret and happiness at the same time.

Anyhow, people say stuff like what PP said all the time on DCUM about whatever activity or decision they disagree with, and it is facile and only intended to shut down conversation.[/quote]

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