2 ms·
You are fooled "survivorship" bias (ironically in this case: people who died and had articles written about them). > "They found men who had reached the age of
by smt88 5y ago
You are fooled "survivorship" bias (ironically in this case: people who died and had articles written about them).
> "They found men who had reached the age of 40 in 2014 and were in the top 10% in household income could expect to live to 88 years old. For those that were in the bottom 10%, life expectancy was just 76. This means that the richest Americans live 12 years longer than the poorest."
1. https://archive.md/xaVvp#selection-339.0-339.279 https://archive.md/xaVvp#selection-339.0-339.279