We're nowhere near reaching the max human life span,controversial study suggests

Meanwhile, due to economy, depression, disease etc. actual real-world life span is dropping...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;pressroom&#x2F;nchs_press_releases&#x2F;2022&#x2F;20220831.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;pressroom&#x2F;nchs_press_releases&#x2F;2022&#x2F;...</a>

However dubious, theoretical, or inapplicable to the real world the study might be - it does sound well-designed to appeal to narcissistic billionaires. And the author of the study appears to be a not-yet-tenured professor at an American university...

Having reached the plateau I can tell you that the confidence you had that you would probably live on is replaced by genuinely not knowing if you have 3 years or 30 years left. It is disconcerting.

Summary:<p>- Methodology: statistical extrapolation from historical mortality data.<p>- major limitation: does not account for the biology of aging. Cell aging has exponential components. Environmental components accumulate.<p>very low confidence