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It seems worth mentioning that for all of the advances we have made in medical science, and all of the reduction we have seen in violent crime, for perhaps the
by Kuiper 10y ago
It seems worth mentioning that for all of the advances we have made in medical science, and all of the reduction we have seen in violent crime, for perhaps the first time in history we are actually seeing lifespans in the United States actually <i>decrease</i> for certain demographics. The life expectancy for uneducated white Americans today is lower than it was in 1990.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/us/life-expectancy-for-less-educated-whites-in-us-is-shrinking.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/us/life-expectancy-for-les...
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- hnal943 10y agoTrue, and that seems to be largely because of drugs and nihilism
- manopeace 10y agoWow drugs were invented in 1990?
- justratsinacoat 10y agoNot because of food desertification and disappearance of traditional safety nets?
- nugget 10y agoThey call it hopelessness and with relatives in this same situation, I think that's an excellent name for it.