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Re:Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address, just for you by verrp on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:45PM (#34270707)
> The longer something has existed, the longer it is likely to continue existing.

aka the (postulated) Lindy Effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect

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Re:Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address, just for you by kortilla on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:21AM (#34271296)
Just a different way of looking at survivorship bias (“all of these old buildings were built really well!”).
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