Still, that is averages. A cruel despot may never leave their palace fearing death and will always have security. They will have less opportunities for accidents.
Current global median life expectancy: 75.2 years
LE/I%: ~958 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rat...
Same but assuming we can avoid transport accidents, ~1354 years.
They are immune to guillotines operated by peasants.
The only thing they don't have protection against is Government forces. With their armies of lobbyists, and other bought influence they have, they are also, largely, protected against those as well.
Yup, and they'll only know their methods are safe if they get the rest of us to try it out en mass.
> They are immune to guillotines operated by peasants.
> The only thing they don't have protection against is Government forces. With their armies of lobbyists, and other bought influence they have, they are also, largely, protected against those as well.
What makes them different from the French royal family, who basically were the government?
You don’t need guillotines, you just need one junkie at the right time.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11941061/Tech-exec-...
As for dictators: it's not like guillotines stop working.
What will keep dictators (if eternally young, or their offspring if not) in power forever is competent and obedient AI manning the police and army.