Yeah, how about we stop putting garbage in our bodies altogether? We're here having wet dreams of 1776, meanwhile being the weakest-ass, unhealthiest generation ever to live. If you don't respect your body, you have no respect for yourself, and are unfit to fulfill your role as a man in society.
The longest lifespans thing is a myth. The average lifespan was dragged down but the dramatically higher rates of death in childhood that humans used to have. As we all know from basic math, just a few small numbers significantly drag down an average.
People are living shorter, less healthier lives now; we're just better at keeping children alive.
You're mostly correct. Actually, counting only those who survived childhood, a greater percentage of people are indeed living to old age in recent times compared to the 1800's/medieval period/ancient romans/etc. But it's definitely true the differences in life expectancy now vs the past are mostly due to the high infant & child mortality rates that existed in the past, and if modern people could go back in time and visit, many of us would be surprised that elderly folk wouldn't be nearly as uncommon as assumed.
Yeah, how about we stop putting garbage in our bodies altogether? We're here having wet dreams of 1776, meanwhile being the weakest-ass, unhealthiest generation ever to live. If you don't respect your body, you have no respect for yourself, and are unfit to fulfill your role as a man in society.
The longest lifespans thing is a myth. The average lifespan was dragged down but the dramatically higher rates of death in childhood that humans used to have. As we all know from basic math, just a few small numbers significantly drag down an average.
People are living shorter, less healthier lives now; we're just better at keeping children alive.
You're mostly correct. Actually, counting only those who survived childhood, a greater percentage of people are indeed living to old age in recent times compared to the 1800's/medieval period/ancient romans/etc. But it's definitely true the differences in life expectancy now vs the past are mostly due to the high infant & child mortality rates that existed in the past, and if modern people could go back in time and visit, many of us would be surprised that elderly folk wouldn't be nearly as uncommon as assumed.