/notes /2021-02-03

Survivorship bias leads us to over-value taking risks.

We admire the entrepreneur who moves fast and breaks things, because the few we know are successful. Nevermind those who broke their own business, and don’t have a Wikipedia page.

Posted during week 2448 (February 2021)
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