Could the average life-span of humans begin to decrease?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220478)
Walnut Creek, California
October 20, 2021 2:34pm CST
Over the past several centuries, and over the past several decades, I believe the average life-span for humans has increased.
But we also know that recent increases in technology use, including cell phone use, and the lack of ability to contact humans when customer service and other needs arise, lead to increased stress, anxiety and depression.
Increased cortisol levels (cortisol is a stress hormone) lead to poorer learning and compromised immune systems.
At what point will stress lead to shorter, not longer, life-spans?
Will advances in medicine mask the damaging effects of technology-dominated human interaction?
What are your thoughts?
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@wolfgirl569 (108478)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Oct 21
I think we are at risk of returning back to one celled organisms. Those dont need interaction with others and that is what is starting to happen
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@wolfgirl569 (108478)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Oct 21
@TheHorse I think they just split in 2 over time
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@wolfgirl569 (108478)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Oct 21
@TheHorse See you are already becoming one
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Oct 21
@wolfgirl569 That's what's happening to my lower back.
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@BarBaraPrz (47724)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Oct 21
@TheHorse Without us? And the littles?
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@LadyDuck (472160)
• Switzerland
23 Oct 21
@TheHorse I suppose it is "thanks" to the garbage food spreading and people eating those things more and more. I look at the places where people live longer it is very interesting. In Italy the region with more people over the age of 100 is Sardinia. They do not eat beef, they do not drink cow milk (only sheep and goat) and also consume cheese made with those milks. They stay in their small Island and still live as people did 100 years ago. The "civilization" is killing humanity.
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@RasmaSandra (80925)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Oct 21
I believe that we are able to adapt, Each of us has to find a way to keep the stress down and to think of life as an enjoyable adventure, I keep listening to my music, saying my prayers, managing to handle my days and the kittens are a big help especially when I talk to myself as usual but at least have some meows in response
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@RasmaSandra (80925)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 21
@TheHorse probably thinking about food and will pop up when hungry, My three kittens are going so they are constantly meowing at me for food and I have to tell them they have to wait I mean I cannot feed them all the time,
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Oct 21
@RasmaSandra My kitty got some wet food out of me this evening.
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@LindaOHio (182343)
• United States
21 Oct 21
The latest I heard was that lifespans had decreased.
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 21
@LindaOHio Interesting. I'll have to check out those data. Thanks for the info!
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@LindaOHio (182343)
• United States
23 Oct 21
@TheHorse "The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics."
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@kaylachan (72035)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct 21
I think it's possible that we'll evolve and adapt. Over time our lifespans will continue to grow longer and longer. One of my favorite songs, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, is a reminder of how reselent the human body can be.
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@Fa_Maverick (9488)
• Australia
24 Nov 21
Hmm I dont think it will ever lead to shorter life spans at least not directly. There will always be a variation in age that people die even with the advances in medicine i.e. Theres no way that humans would live forever. The average life span will fluctuate until the human race doesnt exist anymore whether by evolution or an extinction event.
@youfiq (2565)
• United States
24 Oct 21
I think that's how, the human lifespan is decreasing. So far, we think that with technological advances, human life will be longer with all the happiness and convenience.
but sadly that is not true.
cell phone and computer technology for example. makes us sit more than move a lot, this certainly affects the condition of the spine that bends especially sitting mostly makes fat deposits accumulate. Usually we would move to talk to people, but unfortunately now we can only communicate via cell phones. Humans slowly kill themselves by laziness and staying in place.
we should take advantage of the time by walking in the fresh air, doing some yoga, talking to the kids, sharing experiences with adults somewhere.
but it turns out that we spend more time watching sports and yoga which only kills time without making us really physically fit
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