ciphergoth comments on Tallinn-Evans $125,000 Singularity Challenge - Less Wrong
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I seem to remember reading a comment saying that if I make a small donation now, it makes it more likely I'll make a larger donation later, so I just donated £10.
Ben Franklin effect, as well as consistency bias. Good on you for turning a bug into a feature.
Does that still work, once you know about the sunk cost fallacy?
Perhaps it works due to warm-and-fuzzy slippery slopes, rather than sunk costs.
Don't know - I guess we'll find out!