Alternative description of evolution: You can only see what has survived.
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I would say that was the short version? Or is "systemified" too opaque?
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opaque-ish. why does it deserve to be distinguished from survivorship bias?
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ah! well it's more or less the same, I just thought that the two being the equivalent in this context was neat.
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definitely! generally, the system's reward determines what is 'selected'. in evolution, the system's reward is to exist/survive.
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