Remember, “humanity” hasn’t had a significant increase. The only increases are for the ridiculously wealthy. For the rest of us, they keep us alive just until we can’t work anymore.
that’s too pessimistic. I got a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted in my chest, I’m on the transplant list waiting for a new heart and I’ve taken like 10 normal heart meds and some that weren’t even fully released. without that I would’ve been dead at 15
Just improved hygiene and treatments for babies have essentially doubled humanities life expectancy in the last century. But even restricting to older cohorts (ie, assuming you live to 70, how many more years?), life spans have grown. The vast majority of people are not wealthy, so these gains are very much seen by the poorer folks.
Remember, “humanity” hasn’t had a significant increase. The only increases are for the ridiculously wealthy. For the rest of us, they keep us alive just until we can’t work anymore.
that’s too pessimistic. I got a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted in my chest, I’m on the transplant list waiting for a new heart and I’ve taken like 10 normal heart meds and some that weren’t even fully released. without that I would’ve been dead at 15
was all of that treatment available to the average citizen?
yes, I live in Germany. the most expensive part was ordering food. I got free food from the hospital too but it doesn’t taste good.
Depends what country you’re in. In the UK thanks to the NHS, yes.
And how much has that cost you and your family?
Also - congratulations to you, I respect the struggle you’ve faced.
nothing expect the food I sometimes ordered because the free hospital food isn’t that good
I’m so happy for you! Today you learn the world has gotten better! https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy
Just improved hygiene and treatments for babies have essentially doubled humanities life expectancy in the last century. But even restricting to older cohorts (ie, assuming you live to 70, how many more years?), life spans have grown. The vast majority of people are not wealthy, so these gains are very much seen by the poorer folks.
That’s not true look at Loma Linda your regular people live up to 86 years, longer than any regular sized state.