If they frequently die very young that would indeed affect the average and it did - - the average life span has changed. Perhaps you mean the median age and mode age of death were disproportionately less affected?
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Yeah, I totally meant that, and I can see how that mistake would make the rest of my argument look ridiculous. Especially the part where I incorrectly say that the average wasn’t affected, and then later explained how the average was affected.
If they frequently die very young that would indeed affect the average and it did - - the average life span has changed. Perhaps you mean the median age and mode age of death were disproportionately less affected?
Ohhhh! Look at @Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works, knowing that words have meaning and what they mean!
Yeah, I totally meant that, and I can see how that mistake would make the rest of my argument look ridiculous. Especially the part where I incorrectly say that the average wasn’t affected, and then later explained how the average was affected.