Things have gotten better and progress has been made from times past, it just seems worse now because we have more access to information. We’ve come far, and have further to go!

  • SeabassDan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As well as the average life span being skewed by those same infant mortality rates. People have been living long and now they’re forced to retire later.

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      Plus, while we have extended life, we haven’t made progress with extended life care. So you might live 20 years longer, but those 20 years will be spent in your bed waiting for your nurse to clean your diaper.