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Why Survivorship Bias Is Bullshit

by arjunmenon1899 on 10/18/17, 11:30 AM with 4 comments

  • by navigator01 on 10/18/17, 11:40 AM

    Survivorship bias is kind of bullshit, I mean luck does play a role in success, but the longer you work at something, as long as you have a good idea/plan of attack/all the other traits needed to succeed in a field, the less luck will play a role in determining your success. Luck matters less and less over longer timescales, as long as you keep doing the right things.
  • by Piskvorrr on 10/18/17, 11:33 AM

    TL;DR: "I can't hear you, I can't hear you, LA LA LA LA! Therefore, things I dislike do not exist, QED."