As far as tech billionaires go he’s one of the better ones. At least his weird and freaky experiments and ideas he’s only applying to himself and his family and not the rest of us.
Eh, if you watch interviews of his son it comes off in a way that makes the son seem very used. It's kind of sad like, "I didnt know my dad while I was growing up so now I'm giving him my blood for a sliver of his attention."
It may be controversial, but I think Bryan Johnson is a good guy. I think he's out of touch like a lot of middle aged rich men and his protocol is probably mostly for his own benefit but..
I think he genuinely wants to help people and has good intentions about using his own body as an experiment, knowing things could go wrong, to further health and longevity protocols for the average person.
He also doesn't advocate for people to do the expensive or wacky stuff he does, just that they optimise their sleep, nutrition and exercise.
I don’t think that’s what’s he motivated by, and if it is then he’s incredibly misguided and could be using his time and money in about a thousand different ways that would be far more productive to improving the health and lives of other people. In my opinion, he’s pretty obviously motivated by a narcissistic desire to not die and all the media/public attention that’s gotten him.
To your final point, maybe in parts sure, I think he also plays the social media game a little bit and hopes that kind of attention will draw people towards his main message/messages, but I've watched a couple of his appearances on different podcasts and he does come across as quite genuine in his desire to help people and empathetic because of his background.
On your first point, also sure, I think it's fair to say he's a bit misguided, but I think he also makes some good points on how a few specific health optimisations can transform certain people's lives and happiness.
You mentioned better ways to use his money, were there ideas in mind you had? (Genuinely curious :) )
I liked him on YMH too. A weird dude- for sure lol but but his passion for this does come off as kind. He recognizes himself as the experiment and doesn't really judge others for doing whatever.
It's quite disrespectful imo to compare this to actual sexual misconduct. It's weird for sure but it's just a known health indicator. A father involving their son in their passion (ie health tracking) isn't harmful in and of itself. It's like saying you were molested because your dad took you to the nude beach as a kid.
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u/gamertrub Jul 06 '26
He seems like a okay dude, from his appearance on MSSP