US life expectancy declined beginning in 2017 and continued declining before COVID-19, contrary to the long-term trend of rising life expectancy, signaling real imiseration rather than merely stagnant wages.

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Peter Turchin

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in 2017 suddenly the life expectancy of Americans uh not only stopped uh growing, it actually declined and it kept declining even uh before co

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Understanding Societal Collapse with Complexity Scientist Peter TurchinThe Conduit
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