> But if you put too much emphasis on survivorship bias then you would think that everything is completely random and use "survivorship bias" argument as an exc

> But if you put too much emphasis on survivorship bias then you would think that everything is completely random and use "survivorship bias" argument as an excuse to do nothing. No, what you would do is you would try to figure out how to get more information on those who didn't "survive" so you can make fair comparisons.