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Re:Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation ... by gr3yh47 on Thursday November 03, 2016 @08:47AM (#12863501)
IIRC it has to do with the anguish of quitting - if you went through the difficulty and pain of quitting cold turkey you probably don't want that to be for nothing
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Re:Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation ... by infogulch on Thursday November 03, 2016 @09:15AM (#12863652)
Sunk cost strikes again? This time for good.
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Re:Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation ... by takingflac on Thursday November 03, 2016 @01:21PM (#12865954)
I wouldn't say sunk cost so much as you now have a better understanding of what the price is now that you have paid it once.
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