"Not too long ago, a rather maudlin friend remarked that it bordered on the miraculous that he – yes, he! – ever existed. A classic victim of the self-selection bias. Only someone who is alive can make such an observation. **Nonentities generally don’t consider their non-existence for too long**" --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[self-selection-bias]], [[survivorship-bias]], [[what-you-see-is-all-there-is]], [[feature-positive-effect]], [[swimmer-body-illusion]] , **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]