Johnson: Biological immortality may replace wealth and legacy as ultimate human goals
Bryan Johnson · Everything We Know About Food & Medicine is Wrong (feat. @BryanJohnson) · Apr 23, 2024 · at 28:14
Longevity tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson discusses his 'Don't Die' philosophy and why humans historically pursued wealth and children to attain indirect immortality.
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“We are a species that craves immortality. We do. We crave it through our children, through money, through legacy. We crave it through accomplishments. And I'm suggesting that true immortality, or don't die, may be the replacement for all these other games we've been playing.”
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