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user-inactivated  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research

    As you get older, the chance that you will die goes up.

in the industrial era, perhaps





mk  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Was it ever different? I would guess there was a bump at the beginning of this curve before vaccines.

user-inactivated  ·  2446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

yep, although really i'm sure there still is even in the first world, though it's hardly noticeable.