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[sethammons]

People long ago seem to all have great, straight teeth, and strong bones. Also a lot of them were killed by a rock to the head. Give and take, I guess

[willsmith72 → sethammons]

You think more people used to die from fighting in ancient than in modern times?

[sethammons → willsmith72]

Absolutely. We live in the most peaceful and least violent age of all recorded human history.

https://towardsdatascience.com/has-global-violence-declined-...

[trilbyglens → sethammons]

Lol.

Or dead in childbirth at 14, or dead from gangrene from a small cut, or dead from diabetes or asthma or simple nearsightedness.