They really bury the lede, which is that the same anti-aging dingleberry you’ve probably already heard of was the main speaker. He’s always the main speaker.
I was told that around 300 people had signed up for that day’s events, which was more than had attended the previous week. That might have been because arguably the world’s most famous longevity enthusiast, Bryan Johnson, was about to make an appearance.
He’s awful.
On October 13, 2021, Johnson announced an anti-aging attempt called “Project Blueprint.” Johnson underwent a series of six monthly 1-liter plasma transfusions with his son as the donor for one of the transfusions, but he says he will not repeat the transfusions due to lack of benefits.
Gimme your blood, kid!
The FDA has stated that transfusions such as the kind Johnson had are without benefit and may be harmful.
His pallor from Vitalist Cult 2025 looks so healthy too.
why is he awful? genuine question. i’d only heard a bit before and came away from it with the impression that he was kind of an obsessed weirdo, but that ultimately being that guinea pig could (maybe) be beneficial and it wasn’t just like, to sell shit. and that his son seemed on board as opposed to coerced
I’ve never seen a single person who wanted to live forever that wasn’t obsessed with themselves.
He literally thinks he should be able to live forever at the expense of others, including his own children. That kind of experimentation is selfish by definition.
That’s awful.
Oh good his son is as bad as him! Sign me up. Nothing shitty about that.
okay… again, i’m earnestly asking why he’s awful, I’m not up in arms for him. and again i don’t know him well, so i don’t know what you’re referring to when you say at the expense of others, please share. all i know is he’s trying different things to prolong life and sharing what happens to him.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong in wanting to live forever / very long.
But it shouldn’t come at the cost of others, and it should be available for everyone, not just the rich.
Death is a release, part of a cycle.
“If you believe that life is good and there’s inherent moral value to life,” he told them, “it stands to reason that the ultimate logical conclusion here is that we should try to extend lifespan indefinitely.”
Well, I certainly can’t take this guy seriously.
