christopherj comments on Sunk Costs Fallacy Fallacy - Less Wrong

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Comment author: christopherj 07 November 2013 06:25:22PM 0 points [-]

Just to be thorough, one should not forget about future discounting. Therefore, a project that is half-finished might be worth more than a newly discovered project that would take the same total amount of time and produce slightly more than double the payout, on account of the first project finishing earlier and earning interest.