status quo bias
10 episodes mention this concept
ChrisWillxFeb 9, 2026The Psychological Traps and Neurobiological Underpinnings of Staying in Unhappy Relationships
RelationshipsCliff edge (relationship metaphor)Pain thresholdRock bottom (with basement and trap door)Fear of the unknown / 'best available' trap
barryseconomicsDec 9, 2025The Cargo Cult of Economic Growth: Why Infinite Expansion on a Finite Planet is a Dangerous Illusion
EconomicsCargo cultEconomic growthGDP (Gross Domestic Product)Cowboy economy- barryseconomicsNov 30, 2025
Gary Stevenson's Unique Perspective: Class, Inequality, and the Urgency of Wealth Redistribution
EconomicsWealth RedistributionEconomic InequalityClass BiasStatus Quo Bias - barryseconomicsNov 26, 2025
The UK Budget: A Victorian Ritual Masking Economic Stagnation and Inequality
EconomicsEconomic RitualAuthority BiasStatus Quo BiasAnchoring (Cognitive Bias) - barryseconomicsNov 23, 2025
The Growth Fantasy: Why 'Everyone Can Win' is Breaking the Economy
EconomicsGrowth economyZero-sum gameNon-zero-sum gameWealth creation - barryseconomicsNov 4, 2025
The Illusion of Risk: How Financial Insulation Protects Billionaires and Perpetuates Inequality
EconomicsReinsuranceRetrocessionFinancial insulationRisk spreading - barryseconomicsOct 19, 2025
How the Rich Hijacked Evolution: Debunking 'Survival of the Fittest' and Advocating for Cooperation
EconomicsSurvival of the fittestEvolutionMotivated reasoningConfirmation bias - barryseconomicsOct 12, 2025
The Normalization of Billionaires as a Modern Atrocity: A Call to Action Against Extreme Inequality
EconomicsNormalization of atrocitiesExtreme wealth inequalityBillionaire classSlave trade analogy 
drekbergApr 12, 2024Debunking Fasting Dangers: Overcoming Resistance to Intermittent Fasting for Metabolic Health
HealthIntermittent fastingTime-restricted eatingCalorie restrictionMetabolic disease
NewEconomicThinkingAug 4, 2021Controlling the Control of Nature: Human Intervention and the Climate Crisis
ScienceSixth Mass ExtinctionAnthropoceneSuper Coral ProjectSolar Geoengineering
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside status quo bias across episodes.
- wealth tax
- authority bias
- sunk cost fallacy
- cowboy economy
- loss aversion
- motivated reasoning
- wealth redistribution
- finite resources
- smoky room experiment
- capitalism
- calorie restriction
- electrolytes
- post-growth economics
- economic paradigm shift
- low growth economy
- non-zero-sum game
- cliff edge (relationship metaphor)
- intermittent fasting
- economic justice
- wartime industrial economy