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> That is incredibly fast! That's three generations and change A generation is between 20 and and 25 years - shorter towards the beginning of the period and lo
by almostgotcaught 2y ago
> That is incredibly fast! That's three generations and change
A generation is between 20 and and 25 years - shorter towards the beginning of the period and longer towards the end
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26630399 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26630399
- owenversteeg 2y agoGeneration length varies significantly across human history, geographical location, population groups etc. but the average across the last quarter million years is twenty seven years. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm7047 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm7047
- almostgotcaught 2y ago(2023-1880)/27 = 5.3 > 3
- aaronmdjones 2y agoThe quote was mid-1880s to the end of the 20th century, so you have accidentally added a generation.