How The Ultra Rich Are Trying To Live Forever

If you can’t defeat death, what if you could postpone it, or at least postpone the diseases commonly associated with getting old? Many people, especially the ultra-wealthy in Silicon Valley, are investing money into companies trying to answer exactly those questions.

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How The Ultra Rich Are Trying To Live Forever

[macbook]

"I'm probably going to live to 180" I hope he's already 160, otherwise his goal isn't looking so achievable

[fusionid]

Its funny how all these rich people have been trying to live forever but Queen Elizabeth has been living forever since birth in the 1200s.

[dtpolaris]

"Nothing is true besides death and taxes"
Jeff Bezos: no

[Mikekramercomedy]

The two sure things in life --death and taxes---they already avoided one of them.

[misssincere]

Billionaire: I’m going to live forever

Death: I’m bout to end this Man’s whole Career

[eddiestilll]

"everyone dies, but not everyone lives..."

[aiv]

"The key to immortality is first living life a worth remembering" - Bruce Lee

[oldtechnology]

When i saw the guy who wants to live to 180 i thought that he was 60. He is just 47. I guess he ages quicker because of stress caused by obsession of living 180.

[Jzelin]

rich: "why was i born if it wasnt forever"

poor: "why was i born"

[WatchfulHunter]

If I could stay young and healthy, I would be fine with a small home and garden for a few million years.

[davidg.johnson]

I am 75 years old, retired, and a Full-Time RVer ftraveling each Spring across the U.S., seeing what's over the next hill. Presently I am spending the Winter in my solar equiped camper van in the beautiful warm desert of Arizona.
I try to eat right and do not resign my old age to sitting in a recliner watching television but continue to make my own memories. I plan to do this for many more years. This is what old age is suppose to be like.

[ipamajgt]

There is a good saying.

“Everybody want paradise when they die, but no one want to die.”

[Coppikon]

Meanwhile a big percentage of the youth nowadays has suicidal thoughts because of how much they are suffering inside...

[xihangyang]

Bezo can not have his own hair live forever let alone him

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[androsforever]

I live every day as stress free and close to my family as possible. I keep physically active to stay healthy and eat good food. All that exists is right now, enjoy it with gratitude and embrace the inevitable change with confidence that it's going to be all right.

[filipborch-solem]

Boomers enjoyed “boomer socialism” and when they finally start dying, this happens? Truly, the most privileged generation of all time.

[LakWat]

Queen Elizabeth: *LAUGHS IN IMMORTALITY*

[luciancorneev]

I like the phrase:"If you get FDA approval, you can be CONFIDENT that there's PROBABLY a REAL benefit." Makes me feel safe.

[adamklimovich]

The last thing this world needs is a generation that prioritizes money, materialism, and greed over natural life to live forever.