Wait, the human body makes a million red blood cells a second? That's kind of mind blowing.
That's what surprised me, too. Our bodies don't really "feel" all that active (even on a cellular level).
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#32> You're one of the lucky ones. 8% of people born in 1986 didn't make it to 2022. Would love to see the source and a breakdown of causes
Given it's 9% for my cohort (1980), I'd say childhood mortality is mostly focussed on the first year.
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#33For folks born after 2020 (I wasn't; my kid was), lots of NaN's.
Quite literally; uncertain times.
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#34This is cool, simple but fun.
One improvement I'd suggest is using an international date format (yyyy / mm / dd) or perhaps a dropdown for months.
Even with the date placeholder text I managed to mess up the date!
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#35Similar concept:
https://life-is-short.ad-si.com
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#36Similar concept: https://life-is-short.ad-si.com
This is super interesting. But, if anything, it had the opposite effect on me to what was intended.
I'm 25, and I've been a bit stressed recently about how I've been working in the same company since I was 19 (took a year out and graduated uni when I was 21). I've started to feel like I've been wasting my 20s not taking enough opportunities or not seeking a more exciting job, just settling for one that's relaxing and good enough for now.
Seeing just how tiny my career has been so far, in comparison to retirement age, really made me reflect how things aren't that bad. I've got plenty of time to enjoy a comfy job and make some money before I go off taking crazy risks.
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#37Similar concept: https://life-is-short.ad-si.com
I think this one is a lot less positive
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#38> You're one of the lucky ones. 8% of people born in 1986 didn't make it to 2022. Would love to see the source and a breakdown of causes
That population increase statistic was a little shocking (+2.7B in our lifetimes). I suppose I knew it already, but it hadn’t clicked how crazy that is.
I just realized we're less than 1 year away from reaching 8 billion people on Earth. A bit scary.
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#39Similar concept: https://life-is-short.ad-si.com
This is super interesting. But, if anything, it had the opposite effect on me to what was intended. I'm 25, and I've been a bit stressed recently about how I've been working in the same company since I was 19 (took a year out and graduated uni when I was 21). I've started to feel like I've been wasting my 20s not taking enough opportunities or not seeking a more exciting job, just settling for one that's relaxing and…
> just settling for one that's relaxing and good enough for now.
There's nothing wrong with that! I think it's okay to enjoy life for a few years without looking for anything "better" (whether that is in terms of career, how exciting the job is).. I was planning on doing my masters soon (I'm 23) but figured my mental health is finally tolerably stable, I live with people I enjoy being around, have a circle of friends, enjoy work.. i could do this for another 1-2 years and just try to be happy for once, instead of looking for what the future will bring.
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#40I'm surprised and sad that 15% of my cohort is dead already. 8( It says a dollar in the year I was born (1963) is the same as $8.4 today As a reminder to myself about the meaning of hard money... I carry around a 1901 dollar... minted in New Orleans, that you might have got as change in 1963.... that's worth $19.20 melt value today. More than twice the $8.4 amount. Not in my wallet is a 1852 dollar... worth $84.48 to…
For me (1981) it's already 9%. That would mean that approx. 1 in 10 friends would already have died. I don't think thats remotely true for me. Most likely the global distribution of deaths is really uneven.