They are losing their fucking minds.

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    9 months ago

    Taylor Swift and I may be the same age, but when did 34 become middle aged? Or has the American lifespan decreased so much that I should expect to die at age 68?

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          9 months ago

          I wonder if America can do anything to their healthcare system to improve it?

          Oh wait

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            9 months ago

            It’s just that the mean free path of an American and a random bullet is about 72 years.

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          9 months ago

          When even the rich live in constant fear of going bankrupt after a single visit to a hospital, that tends to happen

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            I’m not rich and I go to the doctor for any healthcare needs that I have, in America. If you are neglecting your health because of fear of doctor bills, you should not do that. The healthcare system is overpriced but it’s not so overpriced that you should neglect your health.

            If you have normal health insurance it should be affordable, and it always has been for everyone I’ve known. Even my family members who’ve had extensive surgeries that were life or death matters got their medical care, and the bills did not bankrupt anyone.

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              Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. They literally cannot afford medical care at all.

              I have afforded a minor surgery. Your family members have afforded multiple surgeries. We are privileged.

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                9 months ago

                I guess all the hospitals must be going broke then, since “most Americans” “literally cannot afford medical care at all” right? That would leave them with very few customers to pay medical bills if most Americans can’t afford medical care at all.

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          9 months ago

          At birth. Someone who’s made it past infancy will have a higher expectancy

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            9 months ago

            I thought infant mortality was not counted in average lifespan calculations. I looked it up and I was wrong. Just in case anyone else was misinformed like me.

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      9 months ago

      Honestly, I don’t like it either. But it does make sense. Some health risk factors change drastically between 30 and 40 (e.g. heart disease, colon cancer), suggesting a kind of dividing line between “my body just does what it’s supposed to” and “what, I have to do extra stuff to survive now?!” A lot of people also change rapidly in physical appearance during this time too, exhibiting profound male pattern baldness, love handles, belly fat, winkles, etc.

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      9 months ago

      30s have always been middle aged lol. It’s not even the start of middle aged.

      0-25. 26-50. 51-75.

      Most Americans be dying at 75.