[mandmandam]

> why are lifespans still increasing

We are burning huge amounts of fossil fuels to run the economy. This economic boon leads to longer lifetimes, at a huge but externalized and delayed cost.

> it seems like most people are doing... just fine?

Where do you live?

Outside of affluent areas, I think most people these days would laugh at such an absurd claim. We are not fine, physically or mentally.

Our soil isn't fine. Our air isn't fine. Our water isn't fine - not our wells, our rivers, our lakes, our oceans, or even our icecaps. Our species are being made extinct at 1000x the background rate of extinction. Anyone fine with this is on the ignorant side of blissful.

[Solvency]

The age-standardized death rate from cancer has declined by 15% since 1990.

https://ourworldindata.org/cancer

[Solvency]

I agree fully with you. And I've read Kiss The Ground. Twice.

But certain biomarkers in average are oddly doing ok. It's weird.