IMO, it is a fallacy because the mind couldn’t distinguish if the past it is trying to compare correlates to the current situation.
It is similar to “what-about-ism” but with prices instead of other values being measured.
is it… a good thing?
there’s some very situational cases where you’d actually want to fool yourself to fight a bigger issue (like laziness/ procrastination). that’s why some people advise goes in a pattern like “start small” [if trying to start a new project] or “just write something” [for writer’s block].
IMO, it is a fallacy because the mind couldn’t distinguish if the past it is trying to compare correlates to the current situation.
It is similar to “what-about-ism” but with prices instead of other values being measured.
there’s some very situational cases where you’d actually want to fool yourself to fight a bigger issue (like laziness/ procrastination). that’s why some people advise goes in a pattern like “start small” [if trying to start a new project] or “just write something” [for writer’s block].