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preachermonlast Wednesday at 3:16 PM1 replyview on HN

> aging has been by far the dominant driver of death for all of human history

not dominant if mean life expectancy is < 40. Aging only has an impact after age 55.

(and if 55 seems young, you have a cushy life)


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queseralast Wednesday at 7:18 PM

Assuming that infant mortality is not on the minds of most adults (w/r/t their own survival), aging becomes the dominant driver.