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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by titzer on Friday February 12, 2021 @04:57PM (#26119025)
Probably because of reduced all-cause mortality, increased food production, and the relative peace of the 20th century.
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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by azinman2 on Friday February 12, 2021 @05:23PM (#26119217)
Relative peace of the 20th century? At least 108M have died in war. I believe it to be one of the biggest on record, and certainly not one of the peaceful times. So relative peace compared to what?
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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by zabzonk on Friday February 12, 2021 @05:38PM (#26119368)
> So relative peace compared to what?

Total world population.

https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-yea...

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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by titzer on Friday February 12, 2021 @06:18PM (#26119719)
Well, I meant the latter part of the 20th century. Population has more than tripled since then. The crazy thing is that the 108M that died in WW2 really only slowed, or paused world population growth. It was not a devastating depopulation event like the Bubonic plague that killed 1/3rd of Europe.
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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by azinman2 on Friday February 12, 2021 @07:28PM (#26120288)
When you say peace, I don’t think about plagues, natural disasters, or anything of the sort. I think of war. And there’s been war every decade (I believe) of the 20th century.
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