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Haven't we also gained 34 years in longevity in the last 100 years? So, net net we are good? :) More seriously, what types of activities did screens replace?
by ryeguy_24 6y ago
Haven't we also gained 34 years in longevity in the last 100 years? So, net net we are good? :)
More seriously, what types of activities did screens replace? Was it talking to other people? Physical activities/labor? Reading? Nothing?
- srl 6y agoI know your first comment is mainly in jest, but... https://www.seniorliving.org/history/1900-2000-changes-life-expectancy-united-states/ https://www.seniorliving.org/history/1900-2000-changes-life-... For white folk in the US, even the life expectancy at birth (arguably an inflated metric) hasn't increased by 34 years since 1900. For all people in the US (basically everywhere else, too, I think), that ~30-40 years is dominated by infant/youth mortality getting driven hard towards 0.