Re:Why I Quit Being So Accommodating (1922)
by markvdb on Thursday May 25, 2017 @04:36PM
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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
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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.