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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ok, but why is there something to experience survivorship bias? Why is any of this at all instead of just not anything?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

The godhead got bored and felt like playing hide-and-seek.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No reason. It's just that when there wasn't anything to experience it, nobody asked themselves that question.

So the question is a consequence of our existence, and that's the answer