That's a very unpleasant and cynical way to put it, but the underlying idea is true. Admitting that you spent a big portion of your life on something that has n

That's a very unpleasant and cynical way to put it, but the underlying idea is true. Admitting that you spent a big portion of your life on something that has no realistic chance of success is a herculean task, and most people understandably find it much easier to just continue in the pretense that it was, and still is, worth their time.