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Are you suggesting modern medical science not helping people live longer by treating Cancer, Organ Transplants, Bypass surgeries etc ? I am seeing so much pessimism on HN , it seems unlikely that majority of people here are hackers.



I'm saying that the bulk of that increase in average lifespan was due to relatively simple advances in medicine/medical understanding.




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