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I'm not really sure what "succumbed to modernity" means in this context. World life expectancy went from 46 years in 1950 to 72.63 in 2020 to 73.16 in 2023. Is
by twelve40 3y ago
I'm not really sure what "succumbed to modernity" means in this context. World life expectancy went from 46 years in 1950 to 72.63 in 2020 to 73.16 in 2023. Is that the right metric to look at? If it is, succumbing to modernity doesn't sound too terrible.
- wkat4242 3y agoIsn't that figure from 1950 also impacted by the fact they just had a major war killing millions of young people prematurely? After all this calculation is done over a longer term than 1 year as far as I know.