Right - because people have loss aversion, and downsides matter more emotionally and are more salient than upsides.
So people would happily give up 2, or 5, or 10 picnics with kids to avoid one public meltdown.
I, personally, wouldn't. I would take 5 or 10 happy outdoor trips with my favorite young relatives (no kids yet) in exchange for 1 Walmart meltdown. Maybe I would take 2 for 1. Hard to say. Probably.
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Right - because people have loss aversion, and downsides matter more emotionally and are more salient than upsides.
So people would happily give up 2, or 5, or 10 picnics with kids to avoid one public meltdown.
I, personally, wouldn't. I would take 5 or 10 happy outdoor trips with my favorite young relatives (no kids yet) in exchange for 1 Walmart meltdown. Maybe I would take 2 for 1. Hard to say. Probably.