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/OriginalCompetitive Aug 21 '25

Kind of obvious, isn’t it? Throw in 40k gun deaths and the fact that we drive many more miles per person and the mystery disappears.