And by out - styling a conventional E-Class sedan, the CLS hit on a trend - setting formula that makes otherwise
rational people pay thousands extra to feel a bit better about themselves, and their car.
Reason for consternation: What
rational person pays $ 100k for property that is only worth half that amount?
No rational person pays $ 100k for property that is only worth $ 50k.
Disclaimer: This ain't geek nitpicking — just basic logic and reason accessible to
any rational person paying moderate attention to the events depicted on - screen!
Not exact matches
There are religious
people that are
paid good money in universities to teach science to atheists and «
Rational Thinkers».
Also, the money seems not to be the main reason — if it was,
people would not
pay extra out of pocket for lay midwives if their hospital birth was covered by insurance, something that often happens, and
people would definitely think twice before
paying for the services of midwives in full at 36 weeks and then if they have to transfer end up with further hospital bills — these are not
rational monetary decisions, they are
paying these con artist in order to reinforce their feelings or beliefs.
People don't
pay more for something because of a
rational explanation (or an abstract complaint that culture costs money).
That is the
rational answer, beyond that, one of the main reasons is that
people like the feeling of receiving dividends - it might not be the answer you are looking for, but many
people prefer companies that
pay dividends for no
rational reason over companies which grow their asset value.
The two leading theories are the Debt Snowball, as advocated by Dave Ramsey, in which you
pay the smallest debts first, and the Right Way, as advocated by
rational people, in which you
pay the highest interest rate debts first.
For some
people, the
rational idea that over time they could
pay less money and be done faster just doesn't pack the emotional kick that
paying off a credit card quickly does.
No
rational newspaper or
person would
pay any attention to it at all.
Like most
people, they are
rational pleasure maximizers and pain minimizers who have
paid a price (measured in time) to achieve their success.