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25 was a shortened life span due to agriculture. We live longer than cave men now, but it hasn't tripled.
Yeah, only (almost) doubled. Why the downvotes, you're right.
I think everybody else was inferring a healthy 25 year old man, not life expectancy from birth (counting children).
Or their idea of "natural" is 18th century France.
It was an average largely brought down by childhood mortality. If you made it to ten you'd probably see thirty, if you made it to 25 you'd probably see 50ish.
This (at least I think) exactly. There were so many deaths at birth/during childhood from things that are easily fixed now. I've also seen some places say if you made it to the teens, you're pretty likely to hit 50ish.
Are the other time periods not counting that?
No they are, that is why we have an average lifespan of around 75 now.
So then why does it matter that the average was brought down by higher child mortality? We're just comparing average life spans, not adding conditions, right?
No? Medical care and sanitation. Unless youre speaking of a specific event in time. But yes it has tripled in the 25yo cases? Avg life span now is in the 70s.
I'm speaking of natural humans, not humans during the 18th century. And I'm counting children.
Nearly doubling is still very good! In case this needs to be said, I'm on team science, not team antivax.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by natural humans - are there artificial ones?? 🤔
As in the way humans lived for most of the time we've been humans.
I see yeah, before all the crazy diseases borne of overpopulation etc.