Counterpoint: the way people assess decisions after the fact is no more rational than the way people assess them beforehand. Some parents with n children wrest

Counterpoint: the way people assess decisions after the fact is no more rational than the way people assess them beforehand. Some parents with n children wrestle with the decision of whether to have n+1. You seldom hear regret from people who choose to go ahead with having an additional kid - yet science shows that, in aggregate, people with multiple kids tend to be unhappier than people with just one. In this example, each individual claimed to be happier with choosing 'action' over 'inaction', but in aggregate the action made people unhappier.