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For those short on time: “smoking, obesity, homicides, opioid overdoses, suicides, road accidents, and infant deaths. In addition to this, deeper poverty and le
by reidjs 6y ago
For those short on time:
“smoking, obesity, homicides, opioid overdoses, suicides, road accidents, and infant deaths. In addition to this, deeper poverty and less access to healthcare mean Americans at lower incomes die at a younger age than poor people in other rich countries.” Still a good article
- meowster 6y agoI wonder what someone's life expectancy would be without the personally-avoidable things such as smoking, obesity, overdoses, and suicides. Homicides, road accidents, and infant deaths are harder to control as an individual.
- apexalpha 6y agoPersonally avoidable, yes. Product of society, also.
- meowster 6y agoBasically, I'm wondering: if someone makes good decisions, or the best of their circumstances, how does their average life expectancy stack up to other developed nations?
- WealthVsSurvive 6y agoThere's a causal relationship between the things you're calling "personally-avoidable" and the class wealth gap. People are emotionally predictive; if they don't see an ideal prosperous future outcome, they settle for prosperity where they can get it because it beats a lifetime of suffering, even if the end result is additional suffering.