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Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem by jon_richards on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @05:01PM (#14756644)
I think the argument is cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias generally function to make you more happy with the one you bought already when presented with other alternatives.
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Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem by chongli on Thursday July 13, 2017 @01:33AM (#14758952)
I thought that cognitive dissonance was the buyer's remorse. I've experienced that a few times in my life. Now I've got no qualms about immediately taking stuff back.
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