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Fwiw, life expectancy is dropping in the US, in part due to lifestyle choices, but also due to deaths of despair. The increase in deaths of despair is indicative of adversity in the greater population - not just those who essentially commit suicide via drugs or alcohol.

It's dropped by much yet, but I anticipate life expectancy to drop further - and become more significant in relation to previous generations as economic adversity increases, also making adequate medical care harder to come by.




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