watch yourself for the survivorship bias
Channel: g.c. mckay
Date: 2023-06-25

A look into The Survivorship Bias fallacy, its origins, crossed over with The Hero's Journey and a little bit of genetic determinism. 

Can also be read here: https://medium.com/@gcmckay/there-is-no-hero-or-journey-750b773f9360

Chapters: 
0:00-1:29 - history of the survivorship bias
1:30-4:20 - survivorship bias fallacy explained
4:21-8:14 - the hero's journey paves the way to survivorship bias
8:15-11:45 - you are your own unreliable narrator
11:46-13:47 - fear of failure is not the issue
13:48-16:40 - somebody that you used to know
16:41-19:37 - if looks could kill
19:38-22:19 - curbing the ego to fit the new narrative
22:20-26:09- the cult of the snake oil salesman
26:10-27:48 - summary with kylie jenner
27:49-28:49 - credits

books and dumb sh!t mentioned/referenced in this vid
Black Swan: the impact of the highly improbable : https://amzn.to/3WOQLoe 
The Hero With a Thousand Faces: https://amzn.to/3oZesOd 
The War of Art: https://amzn.to/43RFCp8 (gc recommends but contains religious leanings)
My Body by Emily Ratajkowski: https://amzn.to/446ZNzF 
Emily Ratajkowski having sex with herself in the mirror was a reference to 
Louise Perry's The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: https://amzn.to/3JoNtTr (gc recommends)
Nicolas Cage Welcome Mat: https://amzn.to/43T2KEb  

🩸If you're a fan of the themes and topics explored in this video, there's a pretty good chance you'll be into my literature too, especially if enjoy feeling sick, disturbed, and a wee bit aroused, all at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/G-C-McKay/e/B07CSHFKYR 💦 🌀

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Ta mucho, 

g.c.