Ed Lee, 65, SF mayor who had a close relationship with the tech world, has died

Re:Ed Lee, 65, SF mayor who had a close relationship with th... by ucaetano on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @04:07PM (#15909474)

The life expectancy for someone who in 2014 was 62 years old (like him) was another 20 years. So it is definitely young.

Source: SSA.

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Re:Ed Lee, 65, SF mayor who had a close relationship with th... by dragonwriter on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @04:13PM (#15909537)

Select the right base time for each individual (easy to do after they die), and everyone dies prematurely by this standard.

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Re:Ed Lee, 65, SF mayor who had a close relationship with th... by ucaetano on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @05:09PM (#15909964)

Not really, 10+ years before the average life expectancy and 17 years before the life expectancy of 3 years ago is definitely young.

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Re:Ed Lee, 65, SF mayor who had a close relationship with th... by geebee on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @05:36PM (#15910128)

Yeah, there are degrees of early. I think it's fair to say this one is meaningfully early, rather than a statistical slight of hand.

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