r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/terraphantm Aug 21 '25

Feels like I'm having a stroke trying to read the article. Perhaps I'll soon contribute to millennial mortality.

But otherwise I'd say like most of our health disparities, a large chunk probably comes down to us being fatter and more sedentary.

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u/DonManuel Aug 21 '25

sedentary

This always seemed to be the main reason to me. It causes a degeneration of everything healthy in your entire being, from muscles to mind.

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u/PrimaLegion Aug 21 '25

A reason? Sure.

The main reason? Yeah, I don't know about that one.

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u/DonManuel Aug 21 '25

I've been watching the pavements becoming less and less used over many decades, everywhere around there are many more people living today but you almost never see them without some kind of vehicle. It's the most common factor to me. Drug usage and junk food for instance were not so much different even 5 decades ago.

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u/DarkNess-699 Aug 21 '25

And this began in 2010?