
长寿运动的重要代表人物布莱恩·约翰逊希望让“延年益寿”比“赚钱致富”更为重要。
Bryan Johnson, the face of the longevity movement, wants to make staying alive more important than making money.
这位声名远扬的生物黑客每年在健康方面花费超过200万美元,他常谈论永生的话题,还会公开记录从勃起情况到精子活力等各项身体指标。
The famous/infamous biohacker spends over $2 million a year on his health, talks about living forever and publicly tracks everything from his erections to his sperm strength.
为何此事值得关注:约翰逊在追求“永生”的过程中,向其800万社交媒体粉丝传递着某种信号——他的个人简介中附有商业链接,而他本人也擅长吸引公众目光。
Why it matters: As Johnson fights to "live forever," he's doing so with a wink to his 8 million social media followers, a link to his business in his bio and a knack for drawing attention to himself.
各方评价:在接受《Axios Show》采访时,他为埃隆·马斯克提供了一些建议,表示很乐意协助特朗普总统改善健康状况,还透露了自己的最终目标。
What they're saying: In his interview with The Axios Show, he offered some advice for Elon Musk, said he'd love to help President Trump with his health and revealed his ultimate goal.
“500年后,21世纪的人们会不会说‘谢谢’呢?会不会向我点头致意?这就是我的目标,”他说道。宏观视角:他的长远目标就是引导社会将关注点从财富转向健康。
"Will the 25th century ... be like, 'thank you' in 500 years? Will they give me a head nod? That's the goal," he said. Zoom out: His big picture focus: change the focus of society to health, not wealth.
“社会普遍认为赚钱是人生最大的成就……如今人类正处于一个转折点,正逐步转向‘不死’这一目标,”约翰逊提到自己倡导的长寿运动名称时说道。
"Society says making money... is the greatest trophy one can get...we are at this inflection moment as a species where we are transitioning to 'Don't Die,'" Johnson said, referring to the title of his longevity movement.
“今后决定社会地位、权力与声望的因素将会发生变化。虽然听起来有些荒谬,但或许就是夜间的勃起情况……又或许是49岁时仍能扣篮的能力,”他说道。宏观视角:正是这种理念促使他进行诸多极端的实验与干预措施。
"What creates status and power and prestige is going to be different. And as crazy as it sounds, it may be your nighttime erections...It may be your ability to dunk a basketball at age 49," he said. Zoom out: That focus is what drives some of his more extreme experiments and interventions.
2023年,约翰逊注射了自己十几岁儿子的血浆。他发现这种疗法对他本人效果不明显,但对儿子却有帮助;他还称自己的各项生物指标“与18岁的儿子相差无几”。借助可穿戴设备、各类检测以及专业团队的支持,约翰逊已收集了超过42亿条关于自身身体与健康的数据,他还借助人工智能工具来分析这些数据并从中获取启示。
In 2023, Johnson injected his teenage son's plasma, which he found to be a helpful regimen for his dad but not for himself, saying his own biomarkers are already "pretty similar to my 18-year-old." Through the help of wearables, tests and a concierge team, Johnson has gathered over 4.2 billion data points about his own body and health, and he relies on AI tools to help parse takeaways from that data.
他家中还设有一个类似医疗实验室的空间,可随时进行各类检测、监测及相关治疗操作。
He has an in-home medical lab of sorts where he can do continuous testing, monitoring and procedures.
放大来看:他最极端的举动或许就是他在网上的活跃表现,而约翰逊在我们的对话中称其为“行为艺术”。
Zoom in: Perhaps his most extreme act is his online presence, which Johnson called "performance art" in our conversation.
当谈到人类通过科学方法大幅延长寿命时,他说:“根本没人关心。”但“如果你以行为艺术的方式谈论它,赋予它一种氛围和能量,人们就会参与进来。”有趣的是:即便如此,约翰逊仍然推荐许多基本的健康建议:睡眠、健康饮食和锻炼。
When talking about humans dramatically increasing lifespans through scientific methods, "no one cares," he said. But "if you talk about it in performance art where it has a vibe and an energy to it, people will engage." The intrigue: Still, even Johnson recommends many of the basics for health: sleep, healthy diet and exercise.
对于想要更进一步的人,他建议抽血检查或做核磁共振,每周多次泡桑拿,以及尝试致幻剂。
For those who want to go further, he recommends a blood draw or MRI, sitting in a sauna several times a week and testing out psychedelics.
当被问及哪些长寿疗法听起来像“蛇油”(即无效偏方)时,约翰逊说:“基本上社交媒体上的所有东西。”当我指出这其中包括布莱恩时,他说:“你说得对。我搞这些已经好多年了。大多数东西根本没用。”现实检验:约翰逊拥有多家他称之为成功的长寿相关企业,但这些公司的财务数据并未公开。
When asked which longevity treatments feel like snake oil, Johnson said "Basically everything on social media." When I pointed out that includes Bryan, he said, "you're right. I've done this for years. Most things don't work." Reality check: Johnson has multiple longevity businesses that he calls successful, though the financials of the companies are not public.
他的消费品公司Blueprint销售“经过最多测试的健康长寿方案”,包括蛋白粉、补充剂,甚至还有特级初榨橄榄油。
Blueprint, his consumer products business, sells "the most tested healthy longevity protocols," per the company: protein powders, supplements and even extra virgin olive oil.
他另一家公司Immortals则为少数会员提供专属的长寿护理服务,价格从每年7.5万美元到每年100万美元不等。
Immortals, another one of his companies, offers concierge longevity care for a limited group of members. Prices range from $75,000 a year to $1 million per year.
约翰逊对这项事业有着“非常复杂的情感,因为我创办这家公司是为了帮助他人,而不是为了赚钱。……我宁愿保持纯粹,直接说:‘我会帮助你。’但要真正帮助到别人,我就必须建立基础设施来提供这些服务。”有趣的是:约翰逊表示,他经常接到世界领导者的电话,寻求他的建议,并且他还加入了与顶尖科技领袖和意见领袖的群聊。
Johnson has "very complicated emotions about this business because I started the company to try to help other people and not to make money. ...I'd rather just be clean and be like, "I'm going to help you out." But to help people out, I have to have infrastructure to actually deliver these things." The intrigue: Johnson said he gets calls from world leaders asking for his advice, and he's in group chats with top tech leaders and influencers.
当被问及他对埃隆·马斯克的健康建议时,约翰逊说:“我希望埃隆能好好关注自己的健康。我的意思是,他已经工作得非常努力,完全有机会享受自己创造的一切。”总而言之,约翰逊认为财富已经过时,而健康和长寿正成为新的身份象征。
When asked for his health advice for Elon Musk, Johnson said "I hope Elon would clean up his health. I mean, he's worked so hard. He has a lot of potential to enjoy what he's built." The bottom line: Johnson believes wealth is out, health and longevity are in as the new status symbols.