VC criticizes extreme longevity biohacking: What's the point of living longer miserably?
“So so that's really what we want to do, is to promote JoySpan and to do so with our, efforts, with our capital and supporting founders building in the space.”
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into joy span. How many of these additional years we actually can enjoy life? Because one thing is, if I give up everything in the pursuit of longer life, there's people that eat 1,100, 200, 1,100, 2,000 calories a day, go to bed every night at 8PM, have their last meal at, you know, in the morning, transfuse their own son's blood in the pursuit of living longer. What kind of life is that? Right? So so that's really what we want to do, is to promote JoySpan and to do so with our, efforts, with our capital and supporting founders building in the space. And this goes back to the history of men. We've been wanting to live longer forever. Right? Going back to Closet de Leon all the way to,
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A VC argues against extreme longevity practices like severe calorie restriction and blood transfusions, advocating instead for 'JoySpan' - extending healthy, enjoyable years rather than just lifespan. They position their investment thesis around supporting founders who focus on quality of life extension rather than obsessive life extension at any cost.
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Offers a refreshing contrarian perspective on the longevity investment space by critiquing extreme biohacking culture and proposing a more balanced approach.
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Living to 200 means nothing if you're miserable the whole time
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