On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 11:05:19PM +0200, Roland Mas wrote:
> Andrew Suffield, 2004-07-28 22:20:09 +0200 :
>
> > "None of these other things worked, so this one must"? That's not
> > actually rational...
>
> Ever heard of the Shadoks? [1] They had this saying: "Keep on trying,
> and you'll eventually succeed. Therefore, the more it doesn't work,
> the more likely it is to get working."
To respond in kind, Scott Adams labelled this as "Unclear on the
concept of sunk costs[0]".
[0] Example: We've spent millions developing a water-powered pogo
stick. We can't stop investing now or it will all be wasted.
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