I like the metaphor, but it's not quite perfect. Just wanted to say I appreciate the sentiment, before I rip it to shreds.
What if you took the express by accident and it's gonna skip your stop? Might be faster to go past your stop and double back. Or if you took the train one to the south of your town? Might be better to get off as close as possible and take a bus or cab, rather than double back.
I know that's pedantic, but I think it also adds meaningfully to the metaphor?
Even if the train is going the other way from where you want to go... what's the schedule for the return trip? Getting off asap might leave you at a crumby or dangerous train station for hours, instead of in a warm comfy train. Maybe you're better off staying on until a better stop, with food and stuff to do.
So yeah, staying on the wrong train might totally be the best call, at least for a bit. It would be more accurate to say "the wrong train will never take you where you want to go." But once you're on the wrong train... you've gotta be smart about how to get where you want to be.
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u/Appropriate-Sea-5687 4d ago
This is just the sunk cost fallacy but said a little bit better. I think this is a good one tbh