{
  "handle": "SunkCostIgnore",
  "mechanism": "Fresh Slate Evaluation: When deciding whether to continue, ask: \"If I were starting fresh today with current resources, would I begin this project?\" Past investment is irrelevant to future value. Only future costs and benefits matter. Kill zombies early. Utilizes {{opportunity_cost}}.",
  "gloss": "Rationality over historical investment",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Loss Aversion {{loop}}: The agent re-frames stopping as a loss rather than a saving, preventing the fresh slate evaluation."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "The {{decision}} is based only on future utility."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "{{decision}} point",
    "History of investment"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Rational choice made"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 2,
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:SunkCostIgnore#mh:SHA-256:4dc35c44a5267415e5ddb5e07a802229242be890db74b697881178da91ccad8f",
      "sema:SunkCostIgnore#mh:SHA-256:aa8559972a65a167ab809cf25348a534b82d3be52fef52cad6e2ab266fb1b4d3"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Strategy"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:SunkCostIgnore#mh:SHA-256:c2e5392f7eee86aa652633c415404ce13a5f83f4e239ad02fd230c75b3c2313c",
  "sema_ref": "SunkCostIgnore#c2e5",
  "sema_stub": "c2e5",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "decision": "sema:Decision#mh:SHA-256:b1407127acd4a39314fc24b418310e4b95e0347e4e22f376151ab765e2dfd2c7",
      "loop": "sema:Loop#mh:SHA-256:37f953c0b21b9b0c72a639c4e1a54354faa71f07905531d271f6bbf40c341603",
      "opportunity_cost": "sema:OpportunityCost#mh:SHA-256:7f526c52acf919aabffa14287cd4ed442fb4c419a6ad78cfe0de1cf19d6146da"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Strategy",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
      "MarginalValueRule": "sema:MarginalValueRule#mh:SHA-256:661109205c507b2c26d683d091de7f8b782bf2d6c2e9192373b242a9b078ac71"
    }
  }
}