but everyone involved kept going.
Their shared investment built a hefty psychological burden
that outweighed their better judgments.
After losing an incredible amount of money, effort, & time,
they didn't want to just give up.
It is a noble & exclusively human proclivity,
this desire to persevere, the will to stay the course --
studies show lower animals
& small children do not commit this fallacy.
Wasps & worms, rats & raccoons, toddlers & tikes --
they do not care how much they've invested or how much goes to waste.
They can only see immediate losses & gains.
As an adult human being, you have the gift
of reflection & regret.
You can predict a future place where you must admit
your efforts were in vain, your losses permanent,
& when you accept the truth, it is going to hurt.
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