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> Anecdotally, I’ve never fucked anything up royally. You're not necessarily wrong, but that's definitely a survivalship bias. You only need to lose once for a
by y4mi 5y ago
> Anecdotally, I’ve never fucked anything up royally.
You're not necessarily wrong, but that's definitely a survivalship bias. You only need to lose once for a game over, so everyone still playing underestimates the stakes at play, as there is close to no interaction to people that have lost.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
- prepend 5y agoI agree. And it balances out the survivorship bias of “I always get a lawyer.” I’m not sure of a good way to balance out and correct for my bias other than just trying to think critically for when I need and don’t need a lawyer.
- otterley 5y agoWhich type of error do you feel more comfortable making? One type of error is paying a lawyer when you didn't need one, in which case, you're out $X. The other type of error is not paying a lawyer when you did need one, in which case, you're out $Y. In my experience, the values here are frequently $Y >>> $X. In the end, the choice is yours; you rolls your dice and takes your chances.