> The idea that adults died at 30 is absurd, but persists everywhere anyway, mostly because it flatters us in the present. Spot on. This type of pride seems to

> The idea that adults died at 30 is absurd, but persists everywhere anyway, mostly because it flatters us in the present. Spot on. This type of pride seems to prevent people from learning some lessons from the past. However I see difference across modern societies in how much people are aware of the past.