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by 0xfaded 332 days ago
My reading is that the statement wasn't an opinion either way, rather it was questioning whether survivorship bias needs to be accounted for.

To your point though, I think it doesn't matter so long as you've learned to deliver business value. Application of broad and diverse skills may deliver value at a start-up for example, but wouldn't get too far at a ticket shop.