Comments on: The Expensive Gym Membership Effect https://www.isegoria.net/2010/04/the-expensive-gym-membership-effect/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ross https://www.isegoria.net/2010/04/the-expensive-gym-membership-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Ross Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:34:36 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=5307#comment-340 Could the “value equation” (IE, “I value it, therefore I’ll pay for it”) work in both directions? In other words, perhaps “I paid for it, therefore I’ll now value it.”

Once something is paid for it rises in one’s personal value chain and can be prioritized in one’s schedule. Dunno. Worked for me, at least.

I am not suggesting this be universalized, but by analogy, “sell high and buy low” works every bit as well as “buy low and sell high”. Just a reversal in time order. Ask any competent trader.

In the long run, of course,

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