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TrumpTown -4 points ago +2 / -6

Not really. Average life expectancy in those days was late thirties, so it makes sense early thirties was considered wise and old.

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tcriv 10 points ago +10 / -0

child mortality skews our sense of life expectancy

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TrumpTown 1 point ago +1 / -0

Ohh. Good point.

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GEOTUS_JR 7 points ago +7 / -0

Not exactly. People lived plenty long if they made it past infancy.

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BloodyWolf 2 points ago +2 / -0

Which kind of puts modern medicine into perspective, doesn't it? Have we extended life that much?

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GEOTUS_JR 3 points ago +3 / -0

Probably not. We are unhealthy but safe and clean.

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KekJeanVanDayum 5 points ago +5 / -0

wrong

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TrumpTown 2 points ago +2 / -0

Lol