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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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