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Re:Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus by MockObject on Thursday February 14, 2019 @02:59PM (#19165414)
That's not a fallacy, it's the well known concept of opportunity cost, which rational decision-makers always consider.
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Re:Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus by Terr_ on Thursday February 14, 2019 @03:53PM (#19165904)
The flaw is an implicit assumption that no alternative opportunities exist. Or in other words, the well-known concept of pricing.

It is exactly like a pushy customer demanding a discount on their groceries, saying: "Well, if I don't buy them you won't get any money at all!"

If you are confident you can sell enough groceries at the regular price, the economically correct decision is say "I don't need YOUR money" and laugh in their face.

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