The 'Sliding Doors' Bet: If You Could Know the Outcome of One Historic Bet, Which Would You Choose?

[SharpEddie47]

Here's what's interesting: none of us are saying "I want to know if I should've bet MORE on a winning bet."

We all want to know about the bets we DIDN'T make or the paths we DIDN'T take.

 

[CoachTony_Bets]

That's the regret pattern Eddie. We don't regret the bets we made, we regret the bets we didn't.

 

[TaffyTipster]

Yeah I've lost plenty of bets but those don't haunt me.

The Wales Grand Slam bet I DIDN'T make haunts me.

 

[FadeThePublic]

Psychologically that makes sense. Loss from action hurts less than loss from inaction.

We regret what we didn't do more than what we did.

 

[Klaus]

Omission bias.

Humans regret inaction more than action, even when outcomes identical.

Well-documented psychological phenomenon.

 

[ParlayPrincess_88]

Is this why I keep thinking about that parlay??

Like I didn't even LOSE money, I just didn't win money!

But it bothers me more than bets I actually lost!

 

[SharpEddie47]

Exactly Princess. You didn't lose $20, you just didn't win $18,000.

But it feels worse than losing an actual bet.

 

[DublinDegen]

mine is opposite though... i regret the action not the inaction... regret continuing to bet not stopping...

 

[CoachTony_Bets]

Conor yours is different because it's about addiction not betting strategy.

You regret the action that led to destructive pattern.

 

[Klaus]

Conor's regret also about inaction technically.

Regrets not withdrawing, not stopping, not seeking help sooner.

Still omission bias, different framing.