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> It's not survivor bias because all my siblings are still alive and I was the only one that nearly didn't make it. Survival bias isn't (necessarily) literal.
by croon 7y ago
> It's not survivor bias because all my siblings are still alive and I was the only one that nearly didn't make it.
Survival bias isn't (necessarily) literal. And you are ascribing your success (relative to your siblings) to drive developed from your rough times, not to a million other possible variables you're not aware of, and your story is just one case.
It is survival bias, regardless of whether your analysis happens to be true.
- RobertRoberts 7y agoI will concede that only having my one data point presented seems to indicate that what I did to "save myself" won't work for everyone. But don't you think that if everyone who smokes, if they quit today, all of them have a better chance at being healthier in the future? Maybe not all, but wouldn't their chances be greatly improved? What is the difference between smoking and any other self destructive behavior people have?