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| status-d [2024/06/20 19:42] – created daniel.chen | status-d [2024/06/20 23:07] (current) – daniel.chen |
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| By [[daniel-chen| Daniel Chen]] | By [[daniel-chen| Daniel Chen]] |
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| Status Quo Bias means people like things to stay the same because it feels safe and familiar, even if changing could be better. This happens because they're afraid of what could happen if things change, they don't want to lose what they already have, they're emotionally connected to how things are, and it's easier to keep doing what they've always done. For teenagers, things like their first group of friends or school are really important emotionally because they're still figuring out who they are. They might resist changing these things even if it could make their lives better. | Status Quo Bias is when people prefer things to stay the same because it feels comfortable and familiar, even if change might be better. The reason that people fall into it because they're scared of what could happen if they change, they don't want to lose what they have, they're emotionally connected to how things are, and it's easier to keep doing what they've always done. The reason that what happenings in teenage life have especially strong emotional weight for people is because they're steal figuring out who they are. Things like first group of friends and first school are things that people don't want to change, because it has special memories. |
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