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What is the 'sunk cost fallacy'? Is it ever a good thing?
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But if you're trying to develop an affinity for IPAs for some stupid reason, then shouldn't you keep drinking it?
Sure, that's future-oriented. It's stupid, but not fallacious.
But if you're just drinking it because you paid $8 and you don't want to "waste it", THAT is sunk cost fallacy.