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For every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.
by paulryanrogers 2mo ago
For every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.
- spolitry 2mo agoCitation desperately needed.
- paulcole 2mo agoSource: Sour Grapes
- paulryanrogers 2mo agoKen Silverman
- paulcole 2mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman Is this the guy you’re talking about?
- endemic 2mo agoI think he's doing fine? Sure, he got out of the video game industry, but that's for young people to burn themselves out.
- paulryanrogers 2mo agoI don't mean he's destitute. Just that he's no longer exceptional, which is fine.
- paulcole 2mo agoBut you were trying to refute my point of: > I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology? The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?
- paulryanrogers 2mo agoThanks for clarifying. I read it as exceptional careers
- fifilura 2mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias