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Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) by 77pt77 on Thursday May 25, 2017 @03:03PM (#14419333)
Almost all decent places to live in the world have an average male life expectancy of over 70 years!
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Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) by anigbrowl on Thursday May 25, 2017 @04:28PM (#14419915)
This isn't an argument worth having.
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Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) by metaphorm on Thursday May 25, 2017 @03:38PM (#14419568)
ok then...

"You're 38, half your life is behind you already"

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Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) by markvdb on Thursday May 25, 2017 @04:36PM (#14419955)
Nitpick: The chart you responded to set out life expectancy at birth. If you're 38, your remaining life expectancy is non unsignificantly higher.
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Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922) by tutufan on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:16PM (#14420201)
It's like the good side of Zeno's Paradox. If you're alive at age X, your expected number of days to live is still significant. For US males, your life expectancy doesn't fall below one year until you're 113.
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