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[–] sus@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you look at the usa, less than 0.5% of children die between the ages of 6 and 18. The least likely age for you to die is 8-9 years old, and from about 12 and up the death chance increases pretty rapidly. A 30 year old is already about twice as likely to die as a 19 year old..

so for most people this won't apply. If you survived abusive or negligent parents though, maybe it's different