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callalex
1225 days ago
This is a misconception about life expectancy statistics. For most of human history, if you survive past early childhood, you can expect to live a pretty long life.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-funda...
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euroderf
1224 days ago
"Life expectancy at age five" (or 4 or wotevs) seems much more useful, but it is rarely seen nowadays. No idea why.
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