https://theconversation.com/a-new-study-shows-an-animals-lifespan-is-written-in-the-dna-for-humans-its-38-years-128623

Asking this because none of the 38 year olds I know are taking any medications and they look really young

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[–] 14 points 1 year ago*

It’s a myth that people didn’t used to live very long. Infant mortality rate brought the average way down. However, everyone in power was super young for a while after the Black Death for obvious reasons.

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