from the New Yorker ....
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The Not-So Good Old Days
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Ok, when you hit 30, we'll just send the men in white coats over to put you to sleep.
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On a serious note, back when the average lifespan was 25 years, it didn't mean nobody lived past 25. If you lived till 20 you had a solid chance of living to 50 or more. All those kids dying was what skewed the statistics.
For example, during the Roman times the average lifespan was ~20 years or so, but it took about that many years (I forgot exactly how many) of service in the Legions to get a pension. It wouldn't have made sense if nobody lived past 30.
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I think the Roman times were pretty modern comparing to the cave times you know? And no, they didn't frequently live to 50.In da butt.
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Originally posted by General Ludd
I'd take 30 years of freedom in a pristine environment instead of 60 years of indoctrination, concrete prisons, and wage slavery any day."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
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