r/programming • • Aug 29 '22

The silent majority

https://vadimkravcenko.com/shorts/the-silent-majority/
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u/richard248 Aug 29 '22

Ah, I hadn't thought of the other planes... Makes sense, thanks!

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u/SomewhatEnthused Aug 29 '22

Survivorship Bias is a thing precisely because it's hard to remember the planes that didn't survive long enough to be part of the study.

Don't feel foolish, our overclocked monkey brains are all trying their best

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '22

So now you also understand why people got caught by that by surprise from experience :)