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> The WEF assumes many people born recently will live beyond 100, which may be a bit much (the Social Security Administration expects most Americans born today
by tboyd47 7y ago
> The WEF assumes many people born recently will live beyond 100, which may be a bit much (the Social Security Administration expects most Americans born today to live into their mid-80s).
The title of the WEF paper is "We’ll Live to 100 – How Can We Afford It?" The entire paper is an extrapolation of that one assumption.
There is no country in the world with life expectancy over 84. There is also no US congressional district with LE over 84. The idea that any collection of humans can exceed even 90 years in average life expectancy is unproven, much moreso for the entire human population. In fact, the LE for the USA has been decreasing for the last 5 years.