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It's very generous to give the current life expectancy stats about a 50% chance of being valid by the time you reach the age to die. If the historical growth ra
by jtemplin 11y ago
It's very generous to give the current life expectancy stats about a 50% chance of being valid by the time you reach the age to die. If the historical growth rate in life expectancy continues -- or at minimum doesn't go to zero -- there's a 0% chance. Moreover as we witness regularly on HN there are many reasons to believe that the growth rate in longevity will accelerate.