What Sniffnoy said. I don’t have any opinion at all about your degree—I just started one myself, and being new to the thread didn’t know what yours was in. I was just trying to point out that you were committing the prior investment fallacy in a more polite way than saying “you’re committing the prior investment fallacy.” The point was not “the degree is useless, bail,” it was “don’t factor what you’ve already spent into your calculation about what to do next, just include what you may or may not spend in the future.”
Is there a way I could have phrased that which would have made it more clear to you that the comment wasn’t personal?
On reflection, you’re right. I wasn’t aware that the prior investment fallacy existed and I was certainly committing it. Thank you for pointing it out, I’m going to have a look at it in more detail to avoid falling into the same trap in the future.
I think I was a little irked at Daniel Burfoot’s comment and those feelings bled through into how I interpreted your post. I feel a bit silly now.
What Sniffnoy said. I don’t have any opinion at all about your degree—I just started one myself, and being new to the thread didn’t know what yours was in. I was just trying to point out that you were committing the prior investment fallacy in a more polite way than saying “you’re committing the prior investment fallacy.” The point was not “the degree is useless, bail,” it was “don’t factor what you’ve already spent into your calculation about what to do next, just include what you may or may not spend in the future.”
Is there a way I could have phrased that which would have made it more clear to you that the comment wasn’t personal?
On reflection, you’re right. I wasn’t aware that the prior investment fallacy existed and I was certainly committing it. Thank you for pointing it out, I’m going to have a look at it in more detail to avoid falling into the same trap in the future.
I think I was a little irked at Daniel Burfoot’s comment and those feelings bled through into how I interpreted your post. I feel a bit silly now.
No worries, it happens. :) Glad I could help.