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[–] ZOSTED@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It does, because we're talking about the total lifespan instead of remaining lifespan. A person who is 120 may have a 10% chance of living another year; but a 50 year old probably has less than a 1% chance living 71 more years. Of course the 50 year old probably has more than a 99% chance of living another year. So the older you are, the older your expected total lifespan is, even if your expected remaining lifetime is shorter.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You're absolutely right, stats are a very misunderstood subject. It's difficult to contextualize stats like this when the population is so large. My measurement for when I got old was when I started to meet old friends and at some point in the conversation we begin talking about other friends who we both knew who've passed away since the last time we've talked.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

A person who is 120 has a less than 1 percent chance of living to the next year. 120 is the maximum lifespan of humans so far. Only one person in recorded history has lived past 120, and she made it to 122.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

Infinitely. The more you age, the older you get.

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

At some point it increases by 1 for each year you live!