Interesting counterpoint!
But at the same time, one has to think of the people that the subjects may interact with throughout their lives.
If we assume these people were all going to live to 80, surely 5 people living to 70 and one to 80 allows for more chances at productive lives and relationships than 5 people living to 80 and one to 30?
That person living to 30, even if they manage to start a family, will die early, causing more grief to friends and relatives than if they’d lived to 70.
Society as a whole understands that post-70, you’re into sudden-death territory, but believes that dying at 30 is far too young.
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