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wolfgke on April 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: I graduated into the dot com bust as a programmer ...

Just one term: "survivorship bias"

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Survivorship_bias...

uk_programmer on April 9, 2020 | [–]

I've seen a lot of comments like this and it is kinda missing the point of what the guy is trying to say.

He is saying "things look bad now, but things can get better".

rumanator on April 9, 2020 | [–]

I would also add "self promotion" to the list.

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