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You might be interested in this review of choice-supportive behavior: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723021/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar
by jl6 3y ago
You might be interested in this review of choice-supportive behavior:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723021/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723021/
I recognize a lot of this in “fan” communities. Where people invest a lot of time/money/effort in their hobby, they minimize regret by doing everything to convince themselves they made the right choice. All the classic tech holy wars are susceptible (Mac vs PC, Vim vs Emacs, Xbox vs PlayStation, dozens more…). It’s almost impossible to get a direct measure of regret (e.g. by asking them) on these emotive topics because admitting regret after spending all that time/money/effort is psychologically devastating.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoThe person I know who exhibits this pattern the most is constantly trying to get the people around him to buy the same things he has bought, because it validates the decision. I consistently regret buying things on his recommendation. I think he tries hardest to recommend the worst ones because they're the biggest sources of regret. He's otherwise an amazing friend though. The earnestness that makes him a sucker for limited edition scotch comes out in other nicer ways too.