[tomgp]

TBH I'm not sure the argument that only women and those under 5 were dying young in large numbers is a great rebuttal to the idea that we were better off in 1023.

[Night_Thastus]

I wasn't arguing that. Of course medical tech is better now. I was saying 31 is just not a good number to claim for that time period.

[jazzabeanie]

Lifespans got worse before they got better. Better to reference 10,000BC than 1023AD, and that’s not so clear.