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That sounds like the opposite of survivorship bias. You don't hear about the ones that didn't screw their lives up.
by Karunamon 5y ago
That sounds like the opposite of survivorship bias. You don't hear about the ones that didn't screw their lives up.
- dash2 5y agoYeah. I don't see them either. There are probably very well-organized people out there with a crack habit. The ones I see are the dead-eyed fuckups on the street spreading misery to themselves and their surroundings. But it cuts both ways. There's a phrase "high-functioning alcoholic", meaning someone who still holds down a job, wears respectable clothes and all that. I grew up with a drunk: "high-functioning alcoholic" just means the worms are well concealed inside the can.
- engineeringwoke 5y agoThe ones that don't screw their lives up pull back considerably and realize quickly how dangerous drugs are. Especially at high doses for long periods of time, which is how Hunter S. Thompson got his name.