They give two good tldrs near the bottom of the article:
The armor, said Wald, doesn’t go where the bullet holes are. It goes where the bullet holes aren’t
If you go to the recovery room at the hospital, you’ll see a lot more people with bullet holes in their legs than people with bullet holes in their chests. But that’s not because people don’t get shot in the chest; it’s because the people who get shot in the chest don’t recover.
I was drunk when I commented but I think I was trying to imply that the survivors can’t always tell the complete story.
Not sure what story you’re talking about, could you share a link?
Probably referring to survivorship bias
https://medium.com/@penguinpress/an-excerpt-from-how-not-to-be-wrong-by-jordan-ellenberg-664e708cfc3d
They give two good tldrs near the bottom of the article:
I was drunk when I commented but I think I was trying to imply that the survivors can’t always tell the complete story.