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Not really. Loss aversion doesn't mean complete refusal to face loss or complete lack of interest in gains, it just means that we weight losses more heavily than gains. I also don't think anybody's claiming it's a dominant motivation, just a common characteristic.



Interesting perspective. It doesn't really relate to how I think of it. Useful to know that's how you think.




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