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[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 56 points 8 months ago (7 children)

This is actually a great representation of the sunk cost fallacy

[–] hornface@fedia.io 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It would be if the dog had a good reason to believe that it would get to the bone if it kept digging

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Exactly! I can't see how anyone can read this comic and think the dog actually thinks he'll find the bone if he keeps digging. He implicitly agrees with the other dog that the bone isn't there.

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