fortunepersisted
Fortunepersisted is a coined term used to describe the observed persistence of favorable outcomes beyond what initial luck would predict, often attributed to feedback effects, selection biases, and cognitive framing. The concept appears in informal discussions across economics, entrepreneurship, and social dynamics to explain why advantageous events can seem to accumulate over time.
The term does not refer to a single formal theory but to a cluster of related ideas.
In its usage, fortunepersisted serves as a heuristic to describe patterns rather than a causal claim. Critics
See also: momentum, path dependence, survivorship bias, gambler’s fallacy, feedback loop, compounding.