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> The overall trends on crime and life expectancy haven’t all of a sudden reversed. They very much have, though, at least in the US.
by xyzzyz 6y ago
> The overall trends on crime and life expectancy haven’t all of a sudden reversed.
They very much have, though, at least in the US.
- Out_of_Characte 6y agoSources? Googling both only disproves both your claims.
- qsort 6y agoTo parent's credit, the CDC did report a decline in life expectancy at birth from 2014 to 2017, but the decline was of of a couple decimal points total, which is well within standard error. Claiming "trends are reversing" is, in fact, FUD.
- User23 6y agoMurders certainly increased markedly in major cities in 2020.
- ojnabieoot 6y agoRegardless of the extent that the increase is due to statistical noise or socio-political factors: it is obviously incorrect to look at one deeply unusual year and proclaim the trend is “reversed.”