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katiediditwell t1_j2xqz30 wrote

Reply to comment by AppleSauceGC in Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923 by MeatballDom

Yeah, I do realize how life expectancy works, but there would be no way to get from where we were to 300 in just a century unless a true fountain of youth was found. Life expectancy uses historical data.

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CoaxedReach t1_j2xs77v wrote

They're saying modern medicines of 2023 would mean that someone born on 2023 would have a life expectancy of 300 years

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katiediditwell t1_j2xsx16 wrote

I get that, but I still don't believe there'd be a way to get to 300 to where we knew and could predict that at birth for 2023.

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