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But if you happen to be the oldest person on Earth, you will be it for a significantly longer time than you would ever be the youngest person.
So, on average, people are just as long the youngest, as they are the oldest person on Earth.
And that, my dear friends, is the reason why you should never look at the average, but always at the median value!
(Second-oldest person): “If I can hold out a bit longer, then I’ll have years left ahead of me”