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Ian Malcolm

@jetton
I'm concerned the 80+ category lacks the granularity to distinguish between those in their 80s-90s and those who have been around since... let's say 1518, pretending to croak every once in a while, leaving all their possessions to kids who've been corpses for years, and assuming their identities...

Purely hypothetically, of course. Not worth losing one's head over.

12 Jul 2023 at 2:01 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social
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Curmudgeon

@imalcolm
A salient point. Perhaps I need a follow-up survey expanding that category.

You seem to show great familiarity with how this is done and 1518 does seem decidedly specific.

12 Jul 2023 at 2:23 | Open on mastodon.online
Ian Malcolm

@jetton
Your dedication to accuracy is very much appreciated.

But no no, 1518 was just plucked randomly from the air. I mean, accurate birth records weren't even kept in Glenfinnan back then. It was just a village on the shores of Loch Shiel. At least, that's what I've heard. Never been there myself...

12 Jul 2023 at 3:25 | Open on mastodon.social
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