"Recently, **I was at a dinner with an American friend who suggested tossing a coin to decide who should pay the bill**. He lost. The situation was uncomfortable for me, since he was my guest in Switzerland. ‘Next time I’ll pay, whether here or in New York,’ I promised. He thought for a moment and said, ‘**Considering the alternative paths, you’ve actually already paid for half of this dinner.’**" -- --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[probabilistic-thinking]], [[fooled-by-randomness]], [[ambiguity-aversion]], [[fear-of-regret]], [[self-selection-bias]], **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]