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Average lifespan in 1900 - 31 years Average lifespan in 1950 - 46 years Average lifespan in 2020 - 73 years

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[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unproven assertion.

Capitalism happened to be the dominant ideology (due to violent suppression of alternatives) during a period when many people were brought out of poverty.

Some other system or collection of systems might have worked worse, or better, or exactly the same.

[–] lemmock@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hang on just a minute... Eyekaytee@aussie.zone is extolling the virtues of capitalism! Surely, education and scientific research have nothing to do with significantly improving the average human lifespan over the past 100 years or so!

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -1 points 1 day ago

Well lets look at China for example, here it is during peak Communism (dead bodies from the multiple famines not shown):

And here it is after opening itself up to the free market and international trade:

I guess just a coincidence!