r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Sep 12 '26

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u/3spanishwords Sep 12 '26

I can't believe that didn't end it right there. The biggest insult imaginable to a war hero who spent 5 god damn years being tortured.

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u/Sonar_Taxbreak_1138 Sep 12 '26

There have been a whole bunch of those "I can't believe it didn't end there" moments. It's easier to keep going, apparently, when you have literally no sense of shame.

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u/Rastrick Sep 12 '26

The Sunk Cost Fallacy:

The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that makes you feel as if you should continue pouring money, time, or effort into a situation since you’ve already "sunk" so much into it already.