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Autolycus14 t1_j22fsu2 wrote

Reply to comment by RoyalSloth in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235

This makes so much more sense than just physiological differences. The difference in life expectancy is much more culturally informed than biologically informed.

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Deafwindow t1_j22olyl wrote

I don't think culture and physiology are mutually exclusive

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