Survivorship bias is the norm in any system with high variance and a low success rate. I would say that arguing against the phenomenon is by far the more out there position.

A analgous statement like, "There are actors with world class talent who never became successful" is one that pretty much everyone would intuitively agree with, outside of maybe an internet agrument. Whether or not I can come up with some talented obscure actors on the fly doesn't disprove the statement.