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[โ€“] LeopoldBloom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And you were luck to live to 30.

[โ€“] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Pffftt enough with this shit.

The average life-expectancy was around 30 because the massive child mortality took the average so much down.

If you made it to your late teens, you'd have your three score and ten more often than not.