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DuncanYoudaho t1_isz0i28 wrote

Yes and no. Older people that don’t breed help raise younger people and increase their fitness. Or so the theory goes.

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Foxs-In-A-Trenchcoat t1_isz0tzv wrote

Probably doesn't matter much in first world countries.

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GlobeTrekking t1_iszfcsg wrote

Agreed. Especially with an average age of death in developed countries of around 78 years old.

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Welmarian t1_iszhpj0 wrote

I'd bet money the average age of death is drastically reduced after recurring Covid infections. If you consider it's a vascular disease, and the side effects that are reminiscent of trauma, repeated trauma leads to prematurely mortality. Thus, repeated Covid infections would in theory do the same.

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NEIC_ADMIN t1_it2uzxc wrote

In Northern European and England-offshoot nations, grandparents mostly don't help with raising kids.

If most people dying are 60+ it's not natural selection. Parents of minors are mostly in their 30s, 40s, and 50s.

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DuncanYoudaho t1_it30r4k wrote

“Raising kids” can be as small as babysitting for date night. Or allowing someone to borrow a car for a doctor appointment.

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