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Ah! The idyllic past! (infosec.pub)
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[–] EinMensch@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

These are still averages. Just because the average person dies in their 30s or 40s, you wouldn't be called a wizard because you lived to 50 or higher. It wasn't as common to get old as it is today but there were definitely people living into their 60s, 70s or even higher.