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An explanation of the Survivorship fallacy, also referred to as survivorship bias, or the "History is written by the victors" fallacy.
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An explanation of the Survivorship fallacy, also referred to as survivorship bias, or the "History is written by the victors" fallacy.
Sponsors: NBA_Ruby, Antybodi, Federico Galvão, Mike Gloudemans, Andrew Sullivan, Eugene SY, Tyler James, Antoinemp1, Dennis Sexton, Joao Sa, Joshua Furman, Multitude, Ploney, Avatar, Diéssica, GhostlyYorick, Hendrick McDonald, horace chan, Will DeRousse, Star Gazer, Paul Linkogle, Julian Seidl, Doǧan Çetin, and Daniel West. Thanks for your support on Patreon! If you want to become a patron, follow this link: patreon.com/Carneades
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