“Don’t die.” This is the idea that lies at the core of the philosophy of Bryan Johnson, the “man who wants to live forever.” He is a controversial biohacker, longevity and anti-aging advocate, tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and—by his own admission—the world’s most measured human. Johnson wants you—and himself—to live forever and be eternally young. “Conquering death will be humanity’s greatest achievement,” he boasts.
His argument to his cult-like followers is simple and seductive. If you manage to live just long enough, technology will have evolved to the point where you can, essentially, ‘cure’ aging and become immortal. You will have achieved ‘longevity escape velocity.’ He offers (free and incredibly detailed) protocols and (paid) supplements under the Blueprint brand to help you on your journey. And if you’re really rich and buy into his whole immortality schtick, you can get access to his mind-bogglingly costly $1-million-per-year longevity program.
But unfortunately, despite his intensely rigid, mind-bogglingly expensive, high-maintenance, and ethically dubious health and fitness protocols and self-experiments, there might be one thing that this longevity hyper-enthusiast can’t conquer. And not for a lack of trying.
