[npunt]

Fwiw what you are describing is literally survivorship bias.

[giantg2]

We'd have to see the data to say wether it was true or bias. Perhaps comparing similar nations where one had Bluetooth contact tracing and the other didn't. I'm skeptical that it made much difference either way compared to the other factors.

[stinkbeetle]

Yes, similarly the other side of people who survived authoritarian governments.

[t0bia_s]

Yes and I did not start with it.

[zakki]

I don't think it is a survivorship bias if most people survive from COVID19.