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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

Otherwise known as the sunk cost fallacy.

[-] huginn@feddit.it 27 points 6 months ago

I think technically he's describing survivorship bias - the ones who fail out - fail out so hard they disappear (jail)

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Good point. In fact, it's a bit of both. It's a survivorship bias, but it explains the survivorship.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Sunk survivor falias.

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