the problem with living forever

From Michael Burns.

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Bryan Johnson isn’t just a weird tech millionaire who is using his wealth to extend his life. He’s created a whole philosophy and religion all oriented around creating eternal life. But in doing so, he falls into a sort of nihilism in which life ITSELF doesn’t matter, only the EXTENSION of life. I explain with reference to philosophers like Plato and Kierkegaard, and American heroes like John Brown. Maybe living forever actually . . . sucks?

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0:00 intro – Bryan Johnson wants to live forever
1:00 Part One – The Philosophy of Don’t Die
6:17 Part Two – Not Life, but a GOOD Life
10:02 Part Three – The Dead Don’t Die

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