Makes me sad when I see people fussing and anxieting over micro-health decisions.
Just put good food in your body, get some exercise, and then move on to the decisions that are actually worth making. Live a little. Hurt yourself. Earn some stories other than "I'm still alive." That's not a story. It's merely a fact. And facts aren't all that interesting.
Johnson is a researcher and pioneer, not a self flagellating coercive disciplinarian like you make him out ot be. Such critiques miss the entire point of what he’s doing, because they lack technological understanding and have no idea what’s possible or what’s coming.
In any case, if you are really anti longevity then you best refuse to go to hospitals all life long, even if it means not being around for your loved ones. Hospitals are totally unnatural. So is literally everything around you that you eat, sit on, sleep under, let alone screens, pocket supercomputers, electricity, plumbing, the list goes on. Life in nature is nasty, brutish and short, and if that actually matches your life philosophy then your actions should too.
Otherwise, you’re just one of the naysayers dunking on the pioneers as you get to enjoy for free the benefits of the progress they had to give their life to get you.
Some of your posts are really good but this one is totally off the mark. You will still have plenty of supporters, of course, as there always are for any kind of parochialism.
This essay is exactly my thoughts on Bryan Johnson. Wanting to live forever is a weird wish. It feels like one does not understand that our soul is already immortal. When you start standing for your truth and living life the way you want, fear of death becomes irrelevant.
He wants to live for giving everyone the chance to live longer. By your logic, that’s his passion. To me it does not make it less meaningful than your personal journey.
Don’t die is a catchy hairy goal but he wants to alleviate suffering from bad eating and bad habits. You should listen to him on tucker (ignore tucker…!).
Question 1: If you didn’t believe in God, would you still make this same argument?
Question 2: If aging, sickness, and death are eventually solved scientifically, would you choose to live longer and healthier or more “naturally”?
Yes, Bryan is extreme, but he really believes we are on the cusp of solving aging, sickness and death, and wants to be healthy enough to participate in that for as long as he wants. Whether he is right or wrong remains to be seen, but I don’t see his endeavor as irrational or misguided. He may be the first person seeking longevity who actually succeeds. Time will tell. But it’s not just about surviving—it’s about thriving while waiting for the science to catch up. Whether his aim is hubristic or admirable depends on your perspective.
This resonates. Thank you for putting it so beautifully.
A colleague once said to me "un día más, un día menos", a Spanish set phrase meaning "one day more (lived), one day less (to live)". I answered that it doesn't need to be this way. You could do so well during the day that it could actually have a net positive effect; "one day more, one day more".
Later, I listened to an interview to Bryan Johnson and I understood how I would not like to spend "one day more, one day more" days, even if I am scared to death of death. This is not what I imagined. Now i know why.
So good, “we’re so fascinated by the search for immortality that we often forget that death isn’t the biggest challenge; living well is.”
Maybe we shouldn’t search for the meaning of life but instead, use our lives to make something meaningful. The hard part of it all. Hard to envision a live that makes something meaningful and is a servant to all these “maxing” and “productivity” protocols. A life well lived is fun and not rigid.
I think you’re right. An obsession with over optimisation of the way we do things brings with it the death of creativity and freedom and autonomy. And perhaps an obsession with the optimisation of the longevity of life brings with it it’s own death.
Makes me sad when I see people fussing and anxieting over micro-health decisions.
Just put good food in your body, get some exercise, and then move on to the decisions that are actually worth making. Live a little. Hurt yourself. Earn some stories other than "I'm still alive." That's not a story. It's merely a fact. And facts aren't all that interesting.
Johnson is a researcher and pioneer, not a self flagellating coercive disciplinarian like you make him out ot be. Such critiques miss the entire point of what he’s doing, because they lack technological understanding and have no idea what’s possible or what’s coming.
In any case, if you are really anti longevity then you best refuse to go to hospitals all life long, even if it means not being around for your loved ones. Hospitals are totally unnatural. So is literally everything around you that you eat, sit on, sleep under, let alone screens, pocket supercomputers, electricity, plumbing, the list goes on. Life in nature is nasty, brutish and short, and if that actually matches your life philosophy then your actions should too.
Otherwise, you’re just one of the naysayers dunking on the pioneers as you get to enjoy for free the benefits of the progress they had to give their life to get you.
Some of your posts are really good but this one is totally off the mark. You will still have plenty of supporters, of course, as there always are for any kind of parochialism.
This essay is exactly my thoughts on Bryan Johnson. Wanting to live forever is a weird wish. It feels like one does not understand that our soul is already immortal. When you start standing for your truth and living life the way you want, fear of death becomes irrelevant.
He wants to live for giving everyone the chance to live longer. By your logic, that’s his passion. To me it does not make it less meaningful than your personal journey.
Don’t die is a catchy hairy goal but he wants to alleviate suffering from bad eating and bad habits. You should listen to him on tucker (ignore tucker…!).
Question 1: If you didn’t believe in God, would you still make this same argument?
Question 2: If aging, sickness, and death are eventually solved scientifically, would you choose to live longer and healthier or more “naturally”?
Yes, Bryan is extreme, but he really believes we are on the cusp of solving aging, sickness and death, and wants to be healthy enough to participate in that for as long as he wants. Whether he is right or wrong remains to be seen, but I don’t see his endeavor as irrational or misguided. He may be the first person seeking longevity who actually succeeds. Time will tell. But it’s not just about surviving—it’s about thriving while waiting for the science to catch up. Whether his aim is hubristic or admirable depends on your perspective.
Thank you for the "life is short" recommendation!
“What’s wrong with Bryan Johnson?”
— everything.
This resonates. Thank you for putting it so beautifully.
A colleague once said to me "un día más, un día menos", a Spanish set phrase meaning "one day more (lived), one day less (to live)". I answered that it doesn't need to be this way. You could do so well during the day that it could actually have a net positive effect; "one day more, one day more".
Later, I listened to an interview to Bryan Johnson and I understood how I would not like to spend "one day more, one day more" days, even if I am scared to death of death. This is not what I imagined. Now i know why.
So good, “we’re so fascinated by the search for immortality that we often forget that death isn’t the biggest challenge; living well is.”
Maybe we shouldn’t search for the meaning of life but instead, use our lives to make something meaningful. The hard part of it all. Hard to envision a live that makes something meaningful and is a servant to all these “maxing” and “productivity” protocols. A life well lived is fun and not rigid.
I think you’re right. An obsession with over optimisation of the way we do things brings with it the death of creativity and freedom and autonomy. And perhaps an obsession with the optimisation of the longevity of life brings with it it’s own death.