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People in the 18th century had way shorter fuses. But then again, they didn't have March Madness either.

And the average life expectancy was well below 50

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80 sats \ 1 reply \ @unboiled 3h

Happy to hear increased taxation and/or March Madness had such a profound impact on increasing life expectancy.

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Just saying life in 1776 is vastly different than life in 2026.

Taxes suck but you could always run to Dubai like other rich people do to avoid taxes or live off grid and fend for yourself which a lot of people did in 1776.

Most people just lived to survive. Worked on the farm just to eat and then died.

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