Life Philosophy After Losing at a Gacha Pull (?)

I used to scoff at gamblers who lost their fortunes, but now that I'm in the thick of it, I understand how gambling is a trap disguised as immense profit... Initially, I wasn't interested in this particular gacha. The shop said '0 tickets remaining,' but the item was still on display. So, on a whim, I pressed the buy button, never expecting it to actually go through (?). Looking at the gacha screen, I clicked with a heart as dry as dead wood, hoping for a miracle of luck. But as expected, I didn't get any grand prize. Instead, I lost 1500 gold coins, which translates to about $60 NTD! That's almost everything I earned this month. The more I thought about it, the more indignant I felt. I had to find a way to win it back, and the only way to turn the tables right now was to get the grand prize... No! I was shocked by my own thought. So many stories tell us to cut our losses, and surely I, being so clever, wouldn't repeat the same mistake? But why do I still want to gamble? Because I lost so much that I've become cynical and irrational? Then why don't I act like this during gacha pulls or trades in games? I thought of a theory: people care more about what they've lost. For example, when watching a movie, if it's a free movie from the library, you can just leave if it's bad. But if you paid to go to the cinema, you might hesitate: 'If I leave now, I'll have wasted the movie ticket money.' But after watching the movie, you realize you've wasted your time. The difference between the two is: the former has no cost invested, so there's no loss; the latter has invested a cost and wants to make it worthwhile, thus increasing the loss. It's like a fish and a fishhook – the tighter it bites, the deeper the wound.