Comment on Rich ppl live longer

• Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sure. Any driving you do increases your risk of death. But it’s likely you need to drive for other reasons that reduce your risk of death (like buying food).

  Drinking is different because no one needs to drink.

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  • jdr@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Haha, ymmv but I find driving to be unnecessary

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    • Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes but this depends significantly on where you live.

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      • jdr@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        For sure, I’m very lucky to live where I do.

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• Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yep.

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• Viceversa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  alcohol is driving?

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  • jdr@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly!

    I meant that plenty of people drink reasonable amounts alcohol all the time with no apparent issues.

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    • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It means that any amount of alcohol increases the odds of you dying sooner or having other negative health effects sooner (which will lead to you dying sooner). There is no amount that won’t increase those odds. It says nothing about how much any given drink would impact your life span. I’m not saying it’s negligible or significant, but I can’t be bothered to look it up.

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      • jdr@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Come on, you have to say it’s positively correlated rather than causative that’s the whole point of the thread.

        This isn’t a hill I want to die on, but I don’t think it’s a meaningful claim without a bit more nuance.

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