So you're telling me without alcohol I could have spent my life picking berries before I died of a toothache at 25? And instead I'm reading excel sheets and will die a prolonged death after years of chemo at 85?

Damn alcohol really is the cause of all my problems...

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No one is forcing you to brush your teeth.

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True, but its illegal for me to wander my neighborhood and pick berries from "private property"

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Realistically, if you eat out of trash cans you'll have the same experience, and if you're quiet and neat, no one will report you.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Found the racoon

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 8 points 1 month ago

We prefer “opportunistic omnivore” but yes

[–] Mearcfara@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

The "dying at 25" thing is the result of a common misrepresentation of data. Infant mortality rates were significantly higher in the past, so the average gets thrown off. But, if you remove those data points (to reflect post-infancy mortality), you'd be living roughly the same amount of time.