Yes, childhood mortality heavily skewed past life expectancies.
However, that being said I'm in my 30s and I've already had several conditions that would've killed me if medical science hadn't developed treatments. I'm sure most of us have.
Stuff like infections, broken bones, and requiring surgery on my wisdom teeth.
Infections and fevers are mostly not life threatening. I've had some surgeries but none that were absolutely necessary.
But in terms of teeth pulling, that has been around for a while, although in primitive societies all their teeth tend to grow in right due to a more natural diet.
So then genius, If most of us have not been saved from things that would've otherwise killed us in the past, then explain how the average life expectancy is drastically higher now.
Yes, childhood mortality heavily skewed past life expectancies.
That skews the average. Though its true there is some improvement for those making it past 30, it's just not as remarkable as people imply by using the average. That's the thesis of the video
Doctors weren't even washing their hands after handling dead bodies in the 1800s and transferred diseases to the mother. And food + water used to be a lot less sanitary.
No one said lowering infant mortality isn't important, but is it mainly because or pharma drugs and injections? That doesn't appear to be the case.
The result of not being directly injected with poisons.
The proper human diet of meat is important to longevity.
Yes, childhood mortality heavily skewed past life expectancies.
However, that being said I'm in my 30s and I've already had several conditions that would've killed me if medical science hadn't developed treatments. I'm sure most of us have.
Stuff like infections, broken bones, and requiring surgery on my wisdom teeth.
Most of us? No.
You've never had an infection? Or a fever? Or any kind of surgery whatsoever?
Infections and fevers are mostly not life threatening. I've had some surgeries but none that were absolutely necessary.
But in terms of teeth pulling, that has been around for a while, although in primitive societies all their teeth tend to grow in right due to a more natural diet.
So then genius, If most of us have not been saved from things that would've otherwise killed us in the past, then explain how the average life expectancy is drastically higher now.
You already said it yourself
That skews the average. Though its true there is some improvement for those making it past 30, it's just not as remarkable as people imply by using the average. That's the thesis of the video
it can only skew the average if most people are kept alive longer than they would have otherwise been.
So yeah, The fact that you made it out of childhood is not trivial to this conversation.
Doctors weren't even washing their hands after handling dead bodies in the 1800s and transferred diseases to the mother. And food + water used to be a lot less sanitary.
No one said lowering infant mortality isn't important, but is it mainly because or pharma drugs and injections? That doesn't appear to be the case.
Life expectancy is higher due to hygiene and food supply. Basically, you should thank civil engineers and garbagemen and farmers.
The more cogent number would be 'conditional life expectancy' -- that is, if you make it to 10 years old, then what is your life expectancy.