Depends on your circle. So probably not a representative sample. If you live in SoCal there's probably some clustering of survivorship bias. Of all the people

Depends on your circle. So probably not a representative sample. If you live in SoCal there's probably some clustering of survivorship bias. Of all the people rich today -- or ever -- how many started middle or lower class? How many came to America with nothing and died, barely survived, went to jail, got deported, peaked at lower middle class, etc.? If I know a lot of plane crash survivors I still would not recommend getting on an unsafe plane. (I actually only know one crash survivor and would not get on a small plane unless it's a life or death emergency.)