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There are many psychological principles that make staying in your country of birth easier than moving elsewhere.
In short, we're creatures of habit and comfort—we tend to avoid anything that introduces change. Why? Because it costs additional energy [3] and is unpredictable and therefore risky.
So energy, familiarity, WYSIATI
What are the psychological principles?
Status quo bias: we tend not to change an established behavior—"I lived here for my whole life, why should I change that?"
Cognitive dissonance: we tend to avoid opposing beliefs because they make us feel uncomfortable—"How could there be a better place, if I lived here my whole life?"
Endowment effect: we value something more if we feel it's ours—"I am American, I love my country."
Consistency principle: we feel pressure to be consistent with our actions, statements, beliefs, etc.—"I said I am American thousands of times."
And social proof
Rosy retrospection: we tend to look more fondly at the past than we look at the present.
Nostalgia Effect: our sentimental feelings for the past influence our actions in the present.
Confirmation bias: we favor our existing beliefs. "I am American"
Familiarity bias (that's a big one!): we tend to prefer things we're familiar with. "I love to live here"
Illusory truth effect: we tend to believe misinformation more easily when it's repeated many times.
Sunk cost effect: we are more likely to continue an action (even it would be rational to give it up) when we invested time, money, or some resource into it.
Loss Aversion: we prefer not to lose than to gain the same amount.
Ambiguity Effect: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/ambiguity-effect/
Regret Aversion: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/regret-aversion/
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