LesserAbe@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 months ago"All the land was claimed by others before we were born"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square398fedilinkarrow-up11.35Karrow-down198file-text
arrow-up11.25Karrow-down1image"All the land was claimed by others before we were born"lemmy.worldLesserAbe@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square398fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThe reason average life expectancy used to be so low, is because infant mortality was ridiculously high.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoYou’re also missing the distribution of those life expectancies. While everyone is crapping on the wealthy, who do you think was able to live to a ripe old age? Who do you think was more likely to die at birth or as a kid, or young adult?
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down8·9 months agoYeah I know, but the overall point still stands. Life was not better back then. That’s not a gotcha, it’s a technicality.
The reason average life expectancy used to be so low, is because infant mortality was ridiculously high.
You’re also missing the distribution of those life expectancies. While everyone is crapping on the wealthy, who do you think was able to live to a ripe old age? Who do you think was more likely to die at birth or as a kid, or young adult?
Yeah I know, but the overall point still stands. Life was not better back then. That’s not a gotcha, it’s a technicality.