> Distributed open source projects are obviously an example of survivorship bias: the people who thrive in them are those that work well in a distributed enviro

> Distributed open source projects are obviously an example of survivorship bias: the people who thrive in them are those that work well in a distributed environment. Contributors are also usually self-motived (again, by survivorship) in a way that one wouldn't expect of rank-and-file office workers. Couldn't the same argument be made for those who thrive in an office environment and need to be around other people to work effectively as well as those who are not self-motivated? I guess it really depends on what the majority prefers from a worker/contributor point of view.