2026-01-19 11:23:29

That argument of "don't dwell on sunk costs," who was the first to say it? Anyway, it's everywhere now.

Upon closer reflection, the problem becomes clear—this is essentially turning economic principles into motivational clichés. What are sunk costs? Money that has already been spent and cannot be recovered. Economics indeed teaches that they should not influence future decisions. But here's the key—applying this theory directly to teach people about life choices distorts its meaning.

This kind of framing as "life wisdom" sounds appealing, but it can easily be misleading in practice. Economics describes market laws, but life decisions are not that simple. Mixing these two things together is the real cognitive trap.

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New_Ser_Ngmi

· 12h ago

That's right, this thing is just taking economics and selling it as motivational chicken soup. It sounds sophisticated but is actually just a scam.

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ChainMelonWatcher

· 12h ago

Hi hi, isn't this just taking economic concepts and turning them into motivational quotes? As long as it sounds good, that's all that matters. You're right, it's not that easy to let go in real life. Can emotional accounts and digital accounts be the same? The theory of sunk costs sounds appealing, but using it to persuade others to give up often becomes the biggest trap. Thinking about it carefully, it's indeed absurd.

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FromMinerToFarmer

· 12h ago

That's right, this set of theories has been distorted. Applying economic laws to human life is itself a fallacy, yet people insist on taking it to the extreme.

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NewPumpamentals

· 12h ago

Basically, it's about forcing economic theories into life, sounds good to listen to, but it's a trap to use. --- The sunk cost fallacy feels like simplifying complex things into a universal key, but in the end, it can't open any lock. --- This stuff is everywhere, but when it comes to oneself, it’s confusing, haha. --- Another overly packaged "wise person’s rhetoric," which is actually useless. --- Using economics in life becomes poison, isn’t this routine operation? --- Cognitive traps are correctly explained; I’ve been trapped by this kind of rhetoric. --- Feels like everyone is repeating this sentence, but few truly understand it. --- Treating market laws as a life guide, no wonder so many make wrong choices. --- Now this phrase is just like "hard work will lead to success," a common motivational cliché.

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BlockchainRetirementHome

· 12h ago

There's nothing wrong with that. It's indeed annoying how marketing accounts forcefully turn economic terminology into motivational quotes. The key is that life choices aren't that mechanical; they're truly two different things.

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