Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015)
by throwawayhhakdl on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:45AM
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Life expectancy includes infant and child mortality and thus is commonly misunderstood. Given that you’re already alive and healthy at age 12, your personal life expectancy is going to be higher than the population mean.
Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015)
by buckminster on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:55AM
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Yes, the post-childhood life expectancy in Victorian England was 73. For all the money spent on medicine and public health we've barely moved it.
Not to detract from your other points, which I agree with, but ... according to e.g. [0], and I've found similar data in other places, life expectancy for a girl in the victorian era was ~40. So you can't judge the number 12 by today's standards.
[0] https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-life-expectancy-like-duri...