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minus-squareculpritus [any]hexbear17•9 months ago Lindy Effect Oh it's a silly concept that was popularized by the Black Swan guy. I guess if you don't have leftist economic theory, it takes many idealistic laws and principles to try to feel like you grasp the hidden truths or whatever. link
minus-squareWugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear13•9 months agoWhat exactly is the Lindy effect? I looked at the Wikipedia entry for it and I still feel like I don't know what it is linkfedilink
minus-squarewopazoo [he/him]hexbear20•9 months agothe lindy effect: the longer something has lasted, the longer something will last in the future link
minus-squareWittyProfileName2 [she/her]hexbear24•9 months agoThis just sounds like survivorship bias with extra steps. link
minus-squareWugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear9•9 months agoIs that seriously it? Why is it named after a dead restaurant chain? linkfedilink
minus-squareSeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]hexbear2•9 months agoThis is pretty much true but I do abide by Hofstadter's Law link
Oh it's a silly concept that was popularized by the Black Swan guy. I guess if you don't have leftist economic theory, it takes many idealistic laws and principles to try to feel like you grasp the hidden truths or whatever.
What exactly is the Lindy effect? I looked at the Wikipedia entry for it and I still feel like I don't know what it is
the lindy effect: the longer something has lasted, the longer something will last in the future
This just sounds like survivorship bias with extra steps.
Normative inertia
Is that seriously it? Why is it named after a dead restaurant chain?
This is pretty much true but I do abide by Hofstadter's Law
Humility is a virtue.