The Longer Something Doesn't Happen, the Sooner It Will (opens in new tab)

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3 pointsarthurbrown2y ago2 comments

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> This is often referred to as the "Laws of Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)"

The link makes no mention of "law", and does not say anything about if the prediction is accurate.

jj9992y ago

Also called the gambler's fallacy.

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(wilhelm.codes)

3 pointsarthurbrown2y ago2 comments

> This is often referred to as the "Laws of Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)"

The link makes no mention of "law", and does not say anything about if the prediction is accurate.

jj9992y ago

Also called the gambler's fallacy.

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