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Choice-supportive bias
People usually tend to remember their past choices as better ones than these choices actually were. These past choices can also have influence on current decisions.
People usually tend to remember their past choices as better ones than these choices actually were. These past choices can also have influence on current decisions.
maud: you took the apple pie recipe you made before, but used beets instead of apples
aj: well, beets are sweet too, so the same recipe should work just fine
maud: it’s not a good recipe for beets
aj: nonsense, this recipe’s been in the family for generations!
maud: dispersion would explain it better.
sudden dispersion: it’s a choice-supportive bias
aj: (et tu maud…)
dispersion: ponies tend to exaggerate positive aspects of familiar options, and negative aspects of options they haven’t tried before
aj: yeah so stop criticizin mah family apple pie recipe. it works fine for beets.
maud: what?
aj: you’re just exaggeratin’ the negative aspects, cause you hadn’t tried it before
redweasel: WHAT THE HECK ARE THE CMC DOING WITH THAT GIANT SYRINGE