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I really appreciate how the author dramatizes hypothyroidism, which I've also had since 25, and in the modern world, it's like the most treatable, easy to live

I really appreciate how the author dramatizes hypothyroidism, which I've also had since 25, and in the modern world, it's like the most treatable, easy to live with condition on earth. Taking a tiny pill once daily, with the lone drawback that as soon as you take the pill you have a 5min timer to taking a dump. I was reading this and didn't understand the point until I got to this: "I overhauled my medical team earlier this year. It was the rebuild to lay the groundwork for Immortals Care, our $1M a year protocol. With greater capacity, we revisited everything." And realized this person is speaking the language of scams.

dghughes 2mo ago
I have hypothyroidism I don't experience "as soon as you take the pill you have a 5min timer to taking a dump." Are you drinking coffee or tea? You shouldn't eat or drink for an hour after taking a synthroid pill.
WarmWash 2mo ago
Ehhh, not really, I have been loosely following him for a while and he is overall pretty genuine (i.e. laser focused on his health experiment above all else) He was the founder of Braintree which sold to paypal for $800M. He then was divorced and listless with near infinite money, so decided to see what would happen if money was no object and you tried to live a perfectly healthy life as dictated by current medical research, and document it. He does sell supplements and now whatever immortals care is, but I can't imagine he makes much money from either compared to his NW (and passive income from it). It's more likely that there is demand from people following his experiment to get in on his findings (which are all public anyway, but convenience is king), because again, he doesn't have much incentive to scam people and his goal is already a selfish one, to live forever. But at least he openly shares everything on that path. Edit: Since people really snag on the money part, since money makes you evil by default, let me rephrase: "Bryan Johnson, a greedy billionaire, has totally fucked up his latest scam, and you can easily copy everything he does because he foolishy doesn't even try hiding any of his routines, regimens, daily meals, or even obfuscate any of the ingredients in the supplements he sells. That's right, you can fully copy what he does without giving his greedy hands a single penny. He even accidentally shares all his medical findings publicly too."
- elcritch 2mo ago
  Great info, and seems less likely cash grab than some. Still a scam can include other "deceptive schemes" – maybe he's just trying to get fame or plain old attention.
- velcrovan 2mo ago
  "he's rich therefore he has no incentive to scam anyone" is not a good heuristic, though it will help you get a degree from Trump University.
  - WarmWash 2mo ago
    I think a better take would be "He publicly shares everything about his lifestyle and routine rather than paywalling them, so if he is running a scam, he probably needs some pointers" Even his supplements are just concoctions of stuff anyone can buy, the ingredients are fully transparent. Anyone can follow what he does without giving him a penny.
    - Zenbit_UX 2mo ago
      > He publicly shares everything about his lifestyle and routine rather than paywalling them, so if he is running a scam, he probably needs some pointers Disagree. What he does is run a YouTube channel that appears to do that. That makes it an ideal vehicle to advertise supplements with little research or scientific backing to an uninformed and trusting audience.
      - WarmWash 2mo ago
        Each day the stock market likely moves his NW more than the ARR of his supplement company. Again, if he is trying to run a supplement scam with an NW north of $1B, he needs some pointers. Dude could announce an AI startup tomorrow and get more funding than any of his current companies would make in a lifetime.
  - mattbuilds 2mo ago
    In fact, I think a good heuristic is probably the opposite. The type of person who becomes that rich is probably more willing to scam than the average person.
Noaidi 2mo ago
Yes, IMHO, he is overly dramatizing "mild gastritis" and I think he is doing it so all of us sit here yammering on about him like he is some genius.

dghughes 2mo ago

I have hypothyroidism I don't experience "as soon as you take the pill you have a 5min timer to taking a dump." Are you drinking coffee or tea? You shouldn't eat or drink for an hour after taking a synthroid pill.

WarmWash 2mo ago

Ehhh, not really, I have been loosely following him for a while and he is overall pretty genuine (i.e. laser focused on his health experiment above all else) He was the founder of Braintree which sold to paypal for $800M. He then was divorced and listless with near infinite money, so decided to see what would happen if money was no object and you tried to live a perfectly healthy life as dictated by current medical research, and document it. He does sell supplements and now whatever immortals care is, but I can't imagine he makes much money from either compared to his NW (and passive income from it). It's more likely that there is demand from people following his experiment to get in on his findings (which are all public anyway, but convenience is king), because again, he doesn't have much incentive to scam people and his goal is already a selfish one, to live forever. But at least he openly shares everything on that path. Edit: Since people really snag on the money part, since money makes you evil by default, let me rephrase: "Bryan Johnson, a greedy billionaire, has totally fucked up his latest scam, and you can easily copy everything he does because he foolishy doesn't even try hiding any of his routines, regimens, daily meals, or even obfuscate any of the ingredients in the supplements he sells. That's right, you can fully copy what he does without giving his greedy hands a single penny. He even accidentally shares all his medical findings publicly too."

elcritch 2mo ago
Great info, and seems less likely cash grab than some. Still a scam can include other "deceptive schemes" – maybe he's just trying to get fame or plain old attention.
velcrovan 2mo ago
"he's rich therefore he has no incentive to scam anyone" is not a good heuristic, though it will help you get a degree from Trump University.
- WarmWash 2mo ago
  I think a better take would be "He publicly shares everything about his lifestyle and routine rather than paywalling them, so if he is running a scam, he probably needs some pointers" Even his supplements are just concoctions of stuff anyone can buy, the ingredients are fully transparent. Anyone can follow what he does without giving him a penny.
  - Zenbit_UX 2mo ago
    > He publicly shares everything about his lifestyle and routine rather than paywalling them, so if he is running a scam, he probably needs some pointers Disagree. What he does is run a YouTube channel that appears to do that. That makes it an ideal vehicle to advertise supplements with little research or scientific backing to an uninformed and trusting audience.
    - WarmWash 2mo ago
      Each day the stock market likely moves his NW more than the ARR of his supplement company. Again, if he is trying to run a supplement scam with an NW north of $1B, he needs some pointers. Dude could announce an AI startup tomorrow and get more funding than any of his current companies would make in a lifetime.
- mattbuilds 2mo ago
  In fact, I think a good heuristic is probably the opposite. The type of person who becomes that rich is probably more willing to scam than the average person.

Noaidi 2mo ago

Yes, IMHO, he is overly dramatizing "mild gastritis" and I think he is doing it so all of us sit here yammering on about him like he is some genius.