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politelemon
948 days ago
What does this mean, I can't tell if it's a poker term or keyboard term
"without tilting"
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greensoap
948 days ago
Going “on tilt” is when you make emotional decisions because you are chasing the wins or running from the losses.
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politelemon
948 days ago
Thanks! Makes sense. Looks specific to poker but I can see it easily applying to other parts of life too
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globular-toast
948 days ago
I suppose things like succumbing to the sunken cost fallacy would count?
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hugg
947 days ago
It's a common term in online video gaming as well
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davidhunter
948 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_(poker)
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