sunk cost fallacy
Sunk cost fallacy refers to the tendency to continue investing in or pursuing a course of action based on past investments (financial, time, or effort), even if it no longer makes sense or leads to desired outcomes. It is a faulty decision-making bias that disregards rational analysis and focuses on the irrecoverable past expenses.
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