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I can relate, I have three and I feel it does give my life more meaning. But I still feel like pointing something out: Know that phenomenon where users that pa
by fhd2 5y ago
I can relate, I have three and I feel it does give my life more meaning.
But I still feel like pointing something out: Know that phenomenon where users that paid for software are typically more satisfied with it and give better ratings than users who didn't?
Whish I knew what the proper name for it is, but having kids is kind of the ultimate version of that :D
(Update: Thanks so much for helping me figure out what to call it!)
- wastedhours 5y agoIt's akin to post-purchase rationalization and sunk cost bias rolled into one - likewise I think it's a specific bias in its own right, but a search hasn't turned up anything yet!
- jasode 5y ago>Know that phenomenon where users that paid for software are typically more satisfied with it and give better ratings than users who didn't? >Whish I knew what the proper name for it is, Possibly these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere_ownership_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere_ownership_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect
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- fhd2 5y agoI think it's pretty much choice-supportive bias, thanks! The more costly it is to make the wrong choice, the more is invested into rationalising the decision, the stronger the bias.
- Sammi 5y agoThe best part of it is that just like the placebo effect it actually works. Speaking from experience. I mean, how can you look at your little child and not feel like you are looking at the face of god? It truly is a profound experience.
- javert 5y agoSounds very close to Stockholm Syndrome.
- dr_kiszonka 5y agoMy favorite comment of the day! And I say this as a loving father.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoit's called cognitive dissonance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance (sortof anyway).
- mdavis6890 5y agoIt's called "knowing yourself" People who think "I think I will likely be happier with children" will be positively correlated with people who have children and are happy about it. People who think "Having kids will probably make me less happy, so I won't have any." will be negatively correlated with having children, or being happy about them if they do. This isn't irrational. It's just knowing yourself and choosing wisely.