the consequences of making the right choice now are severe
Also the sunk cost fallacy makes people think they've already done bad stuff so they might as well keep doing bad stuff, which someone is more likely to do if they believe there's no chance of redemption.
Also the sunk cost fallacy makes people think they've already done bad stuff so they might as well keep doing bad stuff, which someone is more likely to do if they believe there's no chance of redemption.