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> Showing me the life expectancy averaged across an entire country of 300 million doesn't motivate me to do anything. This is not the point of life expectancy
by decebalus1 9y ago
> Showing me the life expectancy averaged across an entire country of 300 million doesn't motivate me to do anything.
This is not the point of life expectancy statistics. It's not to motivate people. And It's not about you. Just because you're thinking it's about you and that it's not relevant to you to be put in the same bucket with others proves my point.
This is an intentionally nation-scale barometer which is used to asses the Human Development Index. It's more tied with Income inequality than with your diet and exercise regimen.
- matte_black 9y agoWhat is your point exactly? That I don’t care about other people because I’m more concerned about myself? How is that unusual? Seems like most people are that way.
- hueving 9y agoNone of those reasons the life expectancy decreased had anything to do with income inequality. Nobody died from an accident or Alzheimers because rich people got more money. Please don't use this as an excuse for whatever pet issue you want.
- decebalus1 9y agoI didn't state what the reason for decreased life expectancy was. I only said 'it is more tied do X' (see 1) than his individual parameters. 1. http://jech.bmj.com/content/59/2/158 http://jech.bmj.com/content/59/2/158