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The feeling of FOMO – The daily blog of behavioral and cognitive economics

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The feeling of FOMO – The daily blog of behavioral and cognitive economics

When we experience FOMO, what are we really afraid of?

You and your friends are out for dinner at an Italian restaurant, and the waiter lists a few specials for you to choose from. You decide on the tagliatelle. Your friend closest to you leans over and says they’re going for the ravioli. It crosses your mind that you would also enjoy the ravioli, but you decide you’re happy to stick with your original choice of tagliatelle. That is, until the waiter takes the rest of the table’s order and it turns out that everyone but you is getting the ravioli. If you are anything like me, it is at this point that the sinking feeling of FOMO (fear of missing out) will set in. ….[READ]

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