@SquirrelwithaninvisibleW@mastodon.social
Post #4268875
2026-07-30 10:08 UTC
@TeflonTrout@beige.party @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @davidnjoku@mastodon.world absolutely, we’re hardwired to think that way. It’s all about how we frame it. We could think, “well I could’ve had £50k but declined that and *chose* to gamble for the chance of £1m, them’s the breaks, that’s the nature of chance”. I’m guessing those who would feel the ‘loss’ of £50k more acutely would not be likely to take the flip.
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@kpfssport@mastodonapp.uk 2026-07-30 21:25
@SquirrelwithaninvisibleW@mastodon.social @TeflonTrout@beige.party @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @davidnjoku@mastodon.world I have vague memories of a pop maths book explaining this using Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and when people stick and twist