生物黑客布萊恩·約翰遜每年花費200萬美元逆轉(zhuǎn)年齡,他承受了人們對他的逆齡療法的批評,甚至包括來自X的老板埃隆·馬斯克的批評。
現(xiàn)在,億萬富翁約翰遜或許習(xí)慣了公眾對他的生活方式品頭論足。他的生活方式包括遵守嚴(yán)格的健康“計劃”,每天上午11點吃最后一餐,以及與30名科學(xué)家合作,將他的生物學(xué)年齡從46歲逆轉(zhuǎn)到18歲。
但最近有一個重量級人物批評了約翰遜,他就是特斯拉(Tesla)CEO和全球首富馬斯克。
12月29日,一名用戶在X上對比了約翰遜開始逆轉(zhuǎn)年齡前后的照片。帖子中寫道:“在布萊恩·約翰遜開始每年為自己的身體花費200萬美元之前,他的狀態(tài)看起來更好?!?/p>
馬斯克認(rèn)同這種觀點,他在這條帖子下回復(fù)了“100”,現(xiàn)在他的回復(fù)已經(jīng)獲得了1,400多個點贊。
約翰遜以打趣的方式回應(yīng)稱:“以前的布萊恩不會被邀請參加吸血鬼Cosplay。”Cosplay是指裝扮成流行文化中的角色。約翰遜想要表達的意思是,他憑借自己的逆齡療法,現(xiàn)在可以扮演一個青春永駐的吸血鬼。
約翰遜通過他的公司Blueprint進行研究。12月31日,他截屏了與馬斯克的對話,并寫道:“我與馬斯克的區(qū)別是:我會讓你營養(yǎng)良好然后喝你的血;他會炒掉你,然后看著你死去?!?/p>
這條評論可能也是在以半開玩笑的方式,說出了一個事實,那就是據(jù)媒體報道,約翰遜的衰老速度與其他人不同,類似于虛構(gòu)小說中的吸血鬼一樣。
約翰遜的回應(yīng)還暗諷了馬斯克2023年在X的一系列動作引起的強烈反應(yīng)。
2022年,馬斯克接管X平臺后,已經(jīng)裁員約80%。馬斯克表示裁員過程是“痛苦的”,但平臺要實現(xiàn)盈利必須裁員。
然而,這或許還不夠。本周,富達(Fidelity)發(fā)布的報告稱,2022年4月,馬斯克收購X時的市值為440億美元,現(xiàn)在其市值已經(jīng)縮水了72%。
特斯拉和SpaceX的CEO馬斯克,最近一直專注于創(chuàng)立xAI業(yè)務(wù)和機器人Grok。他也曾公開談?wù)揦的生存幾率。
去年晚些時候,馬斯克在DealBook峰會上表示,該平臺可能無法維持下去。他將原因歸咎于放棄該平臺的廣告商。
約翰遜的成名過程
約翰遜早在幾年前就成立了Blueprint,但2023年,他的工作才日益引起全世界的關(guān)注。
相對而言,這位科技創(chuàng)業(yè)者一直名聲不顯,直到他以8億美元的價格將公司Braintree出售給PayPal。
但過去12個月,約翰遜出席了《財富》的多次會議,登上了《紐約時報》和《時代》雜志等,還曾多次參加《Diary of a CEO》播客。
2023年,Blueprint計劃還迎來了一位女性。去年夏天,凱特·托洛開始嘗試逆齡療法,她被稱為Blueprint XX。她表示,現(xiàn)在她和約翰遜“形影不離”。
對于2024年,約翰遜有更宏大的目標(biāo),這或許并不意外。
約翰遜在X上發(fā)帖稱,他今年的目標(biāo)包括創(chuàng)辦“永生不死”社區(qū),將他的延緩衰老研究開源,并推出快餐產(chǎn)品,以提高其營養(yǎng)項目的成本競爭力。(財富中文網(wǎng))
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
布萊恩·約翰遜試圖逆轉(zhuǎn)年齡,但特斯拉CEO埃隆·馬斯克不認(rèn)同他的方法。從左到右:MAGDALENA WOSINSKA;NATHAN LAINE —— 彭博社/蓋蒂圖片社
生物黑客布萊恩·約翰遜每年花費200萬美元逆轉(zhuǎn)年齡,他承受了人們對他的逆齡療法的批評,甚至包括來自X的老板埃隆·馬斯克的批評。
現(xiàn)在,億萬富翁約翰遜或許習(xí)慣了公眾對他的生活方式品頭論足。他的生活方式包括遵守嚴(yán)格的健康“計劃”,每天上午11點吃最后一餐,以及與30名科學(xué)家合作,將他的生物學(xué)年齡從46歲逆轉(zhuǎn)到18歲。
但最近有一個重量級人物批評了約翰遜,他就是特斯拉(Tesla)CEO和全球首富馬斯克。
12月29日,一名用戶在X上對比了約翰遜開始逆轉(zhuǎn)年齡前后的照片。帖子中寫道:“在布萊恩·約翰遜開始每年為自己的身體花費200萬美元之前,他的狀態(tài)看起來更好?!?/p>
馬斯克認(rèn)同這種觀點,他在這條帖子下回復(fù)了“100”,現(xiàn)在他的回復(fù)已經(jīng)獲得了1,400多個點贊。
約翰遜以打趣的方式回應(yīng)稱:“以前的布萊恩不會被邀請參加吸血鬼Cosplay?!盋osplay是指裝扮成流行文化中的角色。約翰遜想要表達的意思是,他憑借自己的逆齡療法,現(xiàn)在可以扮演一個青春永駐的吸血鬼。
約翰遜通過他的公司Blueprint進行研究。12月31日,他截屏了與馬斯克的對話,并寫道:“我與馬斯克的區(qū)別是:我會讓你營養(yǎng)良好然后喝你的血;他會炒掉你,然后看著你死去?!?/p>
這條評論可能也是在以半開玩笑的方式,說出了一個事實,那就是據(jù)媒體報道,約翰遜的衰老速度與其他人不同,類似于虛構(gòu)小說中的吸血鬼一樣。
約翰遜的回應(yīng)還暗諷了馬斯克2023年在X的一系列動作引起的強烈反應(yīng)。
2022年,馬斯克接管X平臺后,已經(jīng)裁員約80%。馬斯克表示裁員過程是“痛苦的”,但平臺要實現(xiàn)盈利必須裁員。
然而,這或許還不夠。本周,富達(Fidelity)發(fā)布的報告稱,2022年4月,馬斯克收購X時的市值為440億美元,現(xiàn)在其市值已經(jīng)縮水了72%。
特斯拉和SpaceX的CEO馬斯克,最近一直專注于創(chuàng)立xAI業(yè)務(wù)和機器人Grok。他也曾公開談?wù)揦的生存幾率。
去年晚些時候,馬斯克在DealBook峰會上表示,該平臺可能無法維持下去。他將原因歸咎于放棄該平臺的廣告商。
約翰遜的成名過程
約翰遜早在幾年前就成立了Blueprint,但2023年,他的工作才日益引起全世界的關(guān)注。
相對而言,這位科技創(chuàng)業(yè)者一直名聲不顯,直到他以8億美元的價格將公司Braintree出售給PayPal。
但過去12個月,約翰遜出席了《財富》的多次會議,登上了《紐約時報》和《時代》雜志等,還曾多次參加《Diary of a CEO》播客。
2023年,Blueprint計劃還迎來了一位女性。去年夏天,凱特·托洛開始嘗試逆齡療法,她被稱為Blueprint XX。她表示,現(xiàn)在她和約翰遜“形影不離”。
對于2024年,約翰遜有更宏大的目標(biāo),這或許并不意外。
約翰遜在X上發(fā)帖稱,他今年的目標(biāo)包括創(chuàng)辦“永生不死”社區(qū),將他的延緩衰老研究開源,并推出快餐產(chǎn)品,以提高其營養(yǎng)項目的成本競爭力。(財富中文網(wǎng))
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Biohacker Bryan Johnson is taking criticism of his $2-million-a-year age-reversing regimen on the chin—even if it comes from X owner Elon Musk.
Centimillionaire Johnson may now be used to public scrutiny of his lifestyle: which includes eating his last meal of the day at 11 a.m., following a strict health “protocol,” and working with a team of 30 scientists to reverse his biological age from 46 to 18.
However, critics of Johnson have recently added a loud voice to their ranks: Tesla CEO, and the world’s richest man, Musk.
On Dec. 29 a user on X compared two images of Johnson before and after he began his age-reversing process. “Bryan Johnson looked way better before he started spending $2 million/year on his body,” the caption read.
Musk agreed, replying “100” to the post, and has now amassed more than 1,400 likes on his response.
Johnson quipped back to the thread, writing: “Former Bryan didn’t get invited to vampire cosplay as himself.” Cosplaying is when a person dresses up as a character from popular culture, with Johnson suggesting he can now pass as an ageless vampire thanks to his regimen.
On Dec. 31, Johnson, who carries out his research via his company Blueprint, screenshot the thread with Musk and wrote: “The difference between Elon and me: I’ll nourish you and drink your blood; he’ll fire you and leave you to die.”
This comment may be another tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Johnson is reportedly aging at a different pace from other people, similar to vampire characters in fictional books.
Johnson’s response also alludes to the backlash Musk faced in 2023 around his actions at X.
Since taking over the platform in 2022 Musk has shaved the business’s headcount by around 80%, saying the process of redundancies was “painful” but necessary to make the platform profitable.
However, that may still not be enough. Just this week Fidelity released a report claiming X is now worth 72% less than its value when Musk purchased it, which was $44 billion in April 2022.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who has recently been focused on the launch of his xAI business and bot Grok, has also been open about X’s chances of survival.
Late last year Musk told DealBook Summit the platform may not survive and placed the blame squarely at the feet of advertisers who abandoned the platform.
Johnson’s rise to fame
Despite launching Blueprint some years prior, 2023 was the year Johnson’s work increasingly garnered the attention of global audiences.
The tech entrepreneur had been a relatively unknown individual until then, having sold his company Braintree for $800 million to PayPal.
Over the past 12 months however, Johnson was featured at Fortune conferences, profiled by the New York Times and Time magazine among others, and made numerous appearances on the Diary of a CEO podcast.
2023 also marked the year a woman became a Blueprint subject. Last summer Kate Tolo, who is referred to as Blueprint XX, began her trial of the regimen, saying she and Johnson are now “two peas in a pod.”
It’s perhaps no surprise that Johnson is looking into 2024 with wide-spanning goals in mind.
Posting on X, Johnson wrote his aims for this year include building his “Don’t die” community, open-sourcing his research into slowing aging, and making his nutrition program cost-competitive with the launch of fast food.