Sunk Cost Fallacy

Superhero Ethics by TruStory FM

Aug 11, 202664:40TV & Film

Thanos says he “had to” sacrifice Gamora. Vader tells Luke it’s too late to turn back. Professional poker player Paul Hoppe joins Matthew Fox to dig into the sunk cost fallacy, the bias that convinces us that because we’...

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