Relative vs. Absolute
People get excited about a 90% discount on buttons and shrug at a 1% rent increase, even though the rent costs far more. Relative vs. absolute change.
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[1] "Yes! 90% discount on buttons and loose sheets of paper!" [2] "An extra 1% on rent? Well, not ideal, but it's just 1%…"
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