Advanced scientific instruments disguised as toys™. Please stop what you’re doing and say that 3x. We reject this entire culture yet must save its inhabitants.
@geochurch Happy April Fools!😉
I RT'd as an endorsement of the creative comedy, but reading the comments now, I don't know whether to laugh or cry: almost everyone who quote tweeted seems to have taken it seriously! We need to do better fostering scientific literacy & critical thinking.
Rejuvenation Olympics has become a thing. @WSJ covering it today.
Don't Die is a now a professional sport, complete with points and a leaderboard. I started RO last year because people didn't know how to categorize my endeavor.
For contrast, when LeBron James sleeps and eats well, people respect the discipline and court performance. When I do something similar, I get vilified.
Not knowing what category to put me in their minds, people have been filling that void with some kind of derogatory frame such as "tech bro, biohacker, and Patrick Bateman".
In their reporting, the WSJ even did this saying "In this contest founded by tech entrepreneur and longevity bro Bryan Johnson, anti-agers take their health obsession to new levels." It's an odd thing that working hard towards health warrants a dis.
I started RO for a few reasons. First, in health and wellness, it's very hard to know who to trust. Everyone disagrees with everyone about everything. So what does one do?
One way to make systemic progress in health is to rely more upon measurement and data. Less upon human opinion. Data is not perfect but it can often be a helpful language, signal, bridge and stabilizer.
This is why I openly share my data and why I've become the most measured person in history.
Second, I started RO to highlight others' success and so that they in turn can give back to the community, sharing what they've learned and what they're doing.
Whether you're trying to be a bit more healthy or beat me on the leaderboard, I'm here to help you. I'm currently helping several people right now who are trying to beat me and I hope they do. That would be a great sign of progress.
The goal is accelerating progress in longevity by open sourcing methods and helping everyone out. Lending a hand to the majority of people who do not have access to skilled rejuvenation doctors or don’t have the time to dedicate themselves to learning.
Remember that this leaderboard uses speed of aging which is just one biomarker. There are dozens more biomarkers that are just as important. Join in on the fun. Don’t Die is a team sport.
@Plinz still possible that “p-consciousness” is super late emerging (like last 100K years) and still not human default (some have total inner blindsight?)
@Plinz what if—“I am that I am” hyperqualia has to happen, and p-consciousness is not default? would explain observed binary of “inner experience either feels inexplicable to you or it doesn’t”—total inner blindsight. WE HAVEN’T A CLUE.
@goodalexander Exactly right—this is what needs to happen, to let everyone create their *own* blueprint—utility-scale household molecular sensing with solid-state nanopores https://t.co/cDPjhZ6nof
@E560370241 @ellegist Interesting. I do remember hunting down the source for claiming “to strike/to murder” as an etymology for “phoenix”—it was hard to dig up and I think I shared it (maybe by DM?) with @ellegist … can this be reconciled with your source as “Anax/Wanax”?