Coincidentally, the same myth has commented on in the circles I read over the last few days
https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccasear.bsky.social/post/3lrpqrnownc2h
https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccasear.bsky.social/post/3lrpqrnownc2h
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Rebecca Sear
“Historically, no one lived past age 35”
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
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They divide up deaths quite neatly by decade. Except the first year is divided by month, such was life and death then.
Yes, I have the annual reports bookmarked on my browser. 😕