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The Sunk Cost Fallacy is a classic concept in behavioral economics describing how people tend to stick with their current path due to prior investment even when switching is clearly superior
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/2/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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