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I think that statement is tainted by survivor bias.


See also anthropic principle:

"The conditional probability of finding yourself in a universe compatible with your existence is always 1."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle


People also tend to have investment bias. Once you've invested in something, you're likely to think it is more valuable than if you haven't. To put it simply, we humans have trouble thinking from a different perspective, and we tend to focus on what we'd lose rather than gain. Thus, people who own their own business would be biased towards thinking that running their own business is the better option.

Yeah, I've been reading Predictably Irrational.




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