Most People Have Never Been Adults

The video details the historically high rates of infant and child mortality. In some agricultural societies, at least one in three children died before age 20. As recently as 1750 in Bavaria, 50% of children died before age 15. These high mortality rates significantly impacted population growth and life expectancy throughout history.

 Reaching adulthood today is an experience most humans throughout history never had. The video contrasts our current life expectancy with historical norms, emphasizing how modern medicine, technology, and improved living conditions have dramatically increased our chances of surviving childhood and living long lives.

The video reflects on humanity's remarkable advancements, from basic survival needs to modern conveniences and scientific understanding. It highlights how half of all humans who ever lived never knew of inventions like mechanical clocks, eyeglasses, or even basic concepts like gravity, emphasizing the rapid pace of human innovation in recent centuries.

Summary: Drawing from Yuval Noah Harari's ideas, the video discusses potential future goals for humanity. Having largely overcome issues of starvation, disease, and violence, our species may now aim for even loftier achievements: overcoming death itself, achieving true happiness, and potentially upgrading humans to a godlike status through continued innovation.

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