They say the only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Billionaire biohacker Brian Johnson disagrees, but it’s not because he has radical ideas about fiscal policy.
The tech entrepreneur has found fame and some success with his $2 million-a-year anti-aging routine, dubbed the Blueprint Protocol, which aims to revert your biological age to 18.
For Johnson, this includes eating his last meal at 11 a.m., always sleeping alone, and taking more than 100 supplements per day, among many other radical choices. .
I also undergo a vast array of tests and experiments, including plasma transfusions, microneedling, whole-body LED illumination, and MRI scans, to name a few.
This result led many to conclude that Johnson was not fully human. At least he doesn’t live within the confines of normal human life.
Johnson chimes in, saying he “loves” feedback from “haters” because at least they’re a part of the conversation.
But despite his face appearing in news outlets around the world over the past 12 months, Mr Johnson insists his ‘don’t die’ plea is not about him alone.
It’s about the people he loves. He’s trying to make death an option for them, he says.
In an exclusive interview with luckJohnson said his own mortality rate was not an issue.
His aim is to prove that humans have an opt-out clause for things that seem inevitable, but only if they are willing to deviate from the norm.
death rebel
Readers may only need to look to fiction to identify one of the biggest flaws in Johnson’s “Don’t Die” plan.
The idea that so many people remain frozen in time, watching their peers, friends, and family members grow old and die is unthinkable.
Mr Johnson said preparing for this outcome was about fighting that eventuality. “I’m currently working to keep my father alive. Using a life expectancy calculator, he has a life expectancy of 68 years, which includes a period of time when he was obese and a period of heavy drug use. He is now 71 years old and past his due date.”
The former Silicon Valley executive is not only pouring in his own money to fund his father’s treatment, but also donating his plasma as a remittance.
Ms Johnson said the procedure was “amazingly” effective, posting on X in November that her “superblood” had reduced her father’s age by 25 years.
“Every day he goes through is incredibly precious,” Johnson continued, adding that his father has also undergone gene therapy and will undergo stem cell treatment in the Bahamas in the coming weeks.
“I think life is worth fighting for,” said Johnson, a father of three. “I think no matter what person’s situation is, it’s worth fighting for, even in my father’s case, who has already reached the end of his life.
“When I feel his vitality for life, he rages towards death. That inspires me. I understand that it is a hopeless situation to fight in a world where death is inevitable. I am.
“In a world where death can happen, it’s a different equation. Father makes up for it.”
Johnson points to past to answer skeptics
Johnson compared current skepticism about his prospects to the distrust that previous generations would have had about modern medicine.
“Imagine we’re talking to Homo erectus from a million years ago. [them]”What do you think will be the ability of future humans to repair fractures and infections? All the things that kill them in their teens and early 20s,” he said.
“Imagine us saying to them, ‘Just put this little white thing in your mouth and it’ll make the infection go away.’ Or when someone breaks a bone, ‘We actually I’m going to fix it… so you can operate as before.’
Johnson believes that humans will make millions of years’ worth of evolutionary progress over the next few decades, and he is not alone in his prediction.
For example, while AI is widely touted for its benefits to global health, the World Health Organization often highlights the importance of healthy aging.
Greg McPherson, author and cell health expert, said: luck Last year, he said, “Achieving longevity requires treating and training everyone. A healthier population does not overwhelm the health care system, and there are significant economic benefits.” ”
“What I wanted to know”
Johnson is also in the unique position of being the first of his kind, the self-proclaimed “Most Valuable Man of All Time.”
Being a “lab rat,” as Blueprint jokingly calls its founders, can be exciting, but it can also be a lonely experience.
Johnson has previously said that as much as he wants to cherish his partner, he appreciates that his lifestyle makes it “impossible” for them to be together.
Despite this, Johnson revealed that he is much happier now than Brian was when he was rummaging through refrigerators and devouring brownies during his Silicon Valley days.
But are there vestiges of his old life that he still wants to hold on to, things that he thought he knew before embarking on this project?
Johnson was silent in response to the question, but after thinking about it for about 20 seconds, he answered, “My son and I have this kind of relationship.”
“He’s wise beyond his years. He actually listens to me. I tell him what he’s going through, what he might go through,” He tells you what the consequences of those experiences are. And unlike most people his age, he doesn’t have to experience these things to believe it.”
Mr Johnson added: “As human beings, each generation repeats the same mistakes of the previous generation to some degree… So we make changes in our lives to grow and mature faster, to develop and grow faster. I wish I could have had some influence. Be smarter. ”
“I don’t care if I die.”
For Johnson, this protocol has many benefits. He is no longer the “owner”. [his] Sometimes I can’t control my emotions and find myself rummaging through the fridge looking for snacks. “It’s actually really liberating,” Johnson says.
Of course, it’s all good for Johnson. But what about the other billions of people on earth who don’t have much to rely on to save their loved ones or themselves from aging?
Johnson said the essence of his motivation was not for himself alone, or even for his family. “We looked at all the scientific literature, we internalized everything, we shared all the data, and we made it all for free.”
In fact, Johnson widely shares his recipes, training plans, and vast amounts of data monitoring his progress online for free. Recently, several aspects of the protocol have been commercialized, including bottles of olive oil, supplements, and certain key ingredients for his balanced lifestyle.
But critics may say that there is already a segment of humanity that is living to be over 100 years old, without having to pay a high price.
The so-called “Blue Zones” have been recognized for their unusual longevity, a phenomenon first identified by National Geographic explorer and fellow Dan Buettner.
These areas include Italy’s Sardinia, Japan’s Okinawa Islands, Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, Greece’s Ikaria, and California’s Loma Linda, where people over the age of 100 frequently live. .
Mr Johnson made it clear that his work was not a competition, but rather part of a broader change in the way we think about longevity. “I don’t care if I die,” he said. “The point is, our only interest as a species is not to die.”
The biohacker explained: “Don’t die is how we protect the planet. Don’t die is how we deal with climate change. “Don’t die” is how AI is built. “Not dying” is the only way to avoid getting involved with weapons of mass destruction. It doesn’t matter how many years I have left to live, it doesn’t matter if I die. It means that we are designing a thematically, objectively, and functionally a way to keep us from dying as a species. ”