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"Our natural inclination to help others in need runs extremely deep
within our mammalian heritage - there's many examples of altruism in
primates and it's even been demonstrated in mice.
This generosity, prevalent across human cultures, has psychological and
health benefits for us all as individuals. Now researchers have also
found evidence that generosity helps people in societies live longer -
regardless of their wealth levels.
Examining 34 different countries, researchers found that the more people
shared resources between generations, the lower the society's mortality
rate was.
It didn't matter if these transfers happened through a formal system,
like retirement benefits and health care from taxpayers, or privately
within families."
Via Jennifer Freeman.
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
