OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comexternal-linkmessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1497arrow-down1external-linkChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comOldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square98linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredosboy0xfflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s an illustration from the origins of the theory of survivor bias. Here’s an article: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/abraham-wald.html The poster is implying that not all of these children “become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful” because it doesn’t include the people who aren’t successful in overcoming the adversity.
It’s an illustration from the origins of the theory of survivor bias. Here’s an article:
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/abraham-wald.html
The poster is implying that not all of these children “become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful” because it doesn’t include the people who aren’t successful in overcoming the adversity.