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When food was scarce? That eclair would absolutely improve your chance of survival.

• notfed 4y ago
  And to the ripe old age of 30 years!
  • callalex 4y ago
    This is a misconception about life expectancy statistics. For most of human history, if you survive past early childhood, you can expect to live a pretty long life. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200811/common-misconceptions-about-science-ii-life-expectancy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-funda...
    • euroderf 4y ago
      "Life expectancy at age five" (or 4 or wotevs) seems much more useful, but it is rarely seen nowadays. No idea why.