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Re:Iranian man who didn't wash for half a century dies at 94 by nly on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:58PM (#33334032)
Isn't the idea that he average life expectancy in antiquity is 40 ish years more to do with the high infant mortality rate than anything else?
Re:Iranian man who didn't wash for half a century dies at 94 by ALittleLight on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @02:19PM (#33334259)
Doesn't this mean that modern medicine is pretty horrible though, apart from infant care? With all our know-how, theories, experience, tools, drugs, scanners, etc - we still basically aren't much better than ancient Greece?
Re:Iranian man who didn't wash for half a century dies at 94 by xboxnolifes on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @02:30PM (#33334405)
Alternatively, it could mean our way of life is terrible and our medical knowledge is the only thing keeping us ahead.
Re:Iranian man who didn't wash for half a century dies at 94 by ALittleLight on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @05:30PM (#33336438)
Maybe, but if I didn't know we have similar life spans I would've guessed that modern life is far safer and healthier than ancient life. Some examples - better nutrition as evidenced by height and diet diversity, not drinking dirty water or eating dirty food, temperature controls, modern policing, not regularly exposed to dangerous animals or conditions, etc.