2) is also what you would expect to see if X[past] was indeed better than X[other].
2.5) Not having status quo bias isn't equivalent to being unbiased. A large number of the people that are least likely to have status quo bias are going to be at the other end of the spectrum - chronic contrarians.
2) is also what you would expect to see if X[past] was indeed better than X[other].
Note that which X is better may depend on circumstances (e.g. technological level).
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