> It is a well documented phenomena by economists and consumer scientists > that > once a person makes a choice that is hard or impossible to reverse they > must > then become an evangelist for that choice. Even if it becomes a wrong > choice due to no fault of their own, they will continue to to exhibit the > bandwagon effect. >
Exactly, why so many canopy users must stay evangelists to the product that they are so heavilly engrossed in deploying and selling. :-) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 8:53 PM Subject: [WISPA] buyer's remorse and cognitive dissonance > Irrespective of what type of infrastructure you pick, once you pick it you > are somewhat stuck. > The farther down that road you go, the more you are stuck. > > Many things are like this. > A spouse, a religion, a branch of the armed forces, a class 5 end office > switch, a house, an investment, a college, a president. > Canopy V Trango V Tranzeo V MT etc etc. > > It is a well documented phenomena by economists and consumer scientists > that > once a person makes a choice that is hard or impossible to reverse they > must > then become an evangelist for that choice. Even if it becomes a wrong > choice due to no fault of their own, they will continue to to exhibit the > bandwagon effect. > > To actually be rational and objective in the face of a major mistake > requires one to overcome congnitive dissonance and that is just not > natural > human behavior. I know guys that are much quicker to get a divorce than > to > admit they bought the wrong CO switch. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1833 - Release Date: 12/5/2008 > 7:08 PM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
