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clausti
Feb 8, 2009, 10:25 PM
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uhoh wrote: Masochism! That's it! That's the term you're looking for!
no, it's something specific that means ascribing value to something above and beyond what you would rationally/objectively otherwise value it, as a direct cause of the emotional or physical cost you've paid for it. not because you enjoy pain, but because you want to believe that you are a rational person and therefore, if you paid a high price for something, then it must have been worth it.
like if someone has a stupid affair, and it ends up costing them their marriage. and they then declare that the affair partner was the real love of their life, because, damn it all, they must have ruined their marriage for a reason. even though they really know their spouse was a better mate that that person and that they were happy before and that the affair was a bad idea.
it would be related to "throwing good money after bad." like, you start a project, and you end up spending a ton of money on it and it fails miserably, but god damn it you started it and you're going to finish it, and keep spending more money, even though it will never turn out, because you can't admit that you've spent really money and opportunity cost/time on something that was worthless.
or like an exercise program that makes you feel like crap, but you dont stop- you tell all your friends about how wonderful it is, because they've mocked you mercilessly about it since you started and you can't admit that it was all worthless.
(This post was edited by clausti on Feb 8, 2009, 10:27 PM)
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