In terms of naming / identifying this, do you think it would help to distinguish what makes you want to double down on the current solution? I can think of at least 3 reasons:
Not being aware that it’s making things worse
Knowing that it made things worse, but feeling like giving up on that tactic would make things get even worse instead of better
Being committed to the tactic more than to the outcome (what pjeby described as “The Principle of the Thing”) -- which could itself have multiple reasons, including emotionally-driven responses, duty-based reasoning, or explicitly believing that doubling down somehow leads to better outcomes in the long run.
Do these all fall within the phenomenon you’re trying to describe?
In terms of naming / identifying this, do you think it would help to distinguish what makes you want to double down on the current solution? I can think of at least 3 reasons:
Not being aware that it’s making things worse
Knowing that it made things worse, but feeling like giving up on that tactic would make things get even worse instead of better
Being committed to the tactic more than to the outcome (what pjeby described as “The Principle of the Thing”) -- which could itself have multiple reasons, including emotionally-driven responses, duty-based reasoning, or explicitly believing that doubling down somehow leads to better outcomes in the long run.
Do these all fall within the phenomenon you’re trying to describe?
Thanks for drawing distinctions—I mean #1 only.