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minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoWell, no. Infant mortality was crazy high, health problems were different, but life expectancies were 60-70 years if you survived puberty. We only recently hit that in agricultural hierarchalist society, and are slipping back below it.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYeah, I’m aware of all that. Just my attempt at humour. “The only thing keeping me alive is the hope of dying young.” - Brother Theodore
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoSorry. Common misconception I felt the need to correct. From that period of history people just assume things about and treat vibes as facts.
Well, no. Infant mortality was crazy high, health problems were different, but life expectancies were 60-70 years if you survived puberty. We only recently hit that in agricultural hierarchalist society, and are slipping back below it.
Yeah, I’m aware of all that. Just my attempt at humour.
“The only thing keeping me alive is the hope of dying young.” - Brother Theodore
hah ! brilliant 😁
Sorry. Common misconception I felt the need to correct. From that period of history people just assume things about and treat vibes as facts.