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Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by alt227 »

Shekelphile wrote: post #31
thatguysaguy wrote: post #4

I have no idea whether his stuff will work but I'm glad people are trying wacky stuff to find out.

There is a very weird lack of interest in slowing down or reversing aging in the scientific/medical community in general. To me it seems like it should be a top priority. Life is extremely short and extending our lives shouldn't be a terribly hard feat given there are plenty of biologically immortal and long lived organisms all over our planet.

Extending our lives should definitely not be a priority. We already have enough trouble on the horizon with resources on earth provided for an exponentially exploding population. The only thing keeping this in check currently is the elderly dying from disease and old age. If we reverse the aging process, or cure cancer or something similar, this planet will very quickly become a very horrible place to live.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by apwell23 »

andrewingram wrote: post #148
apwell23 wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

so they are not illnesses at all? just mere aging?

They're illnesses for which age is the biggest contributing factor of whether you'll get sick, and how sick you'll get. Nearly every disease affects you more severely the older you are.

Wouldn't that make these illnesses incurable?

Not sure what makes alzheimers an illness and wrinkly skin not an illness.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by alt227 »

fasterik wrote: post #75
oldtownroad wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We have so much lower hanging fruit to tackle first that doesn’t even require research: what’s the point in extending your miserable life a couple more miserable years? Adding a decade on to your life of extreme privilege is worthwhile, but for the majority of people on earth, simply getting them on to a nutritious diet would do far more for their quality of life and their lifespan than slowing down aging ever could.…

There is no sharp line between "slowing down aging" and common-sense things like diet, sleep, exercise, etc. It all exists on the same spectrum. >simply getting them on to a nutritious diet would do far more for their quality of life and their lifespan than slowing down aging ever could. That in itself is a scientific claim that needs to be supported by evidence. How are we going to get that evidence if we aren't doi…

So you think we should extend humans life so they can spend more hours on the couch eating junk food?

30% of the worlds population is currently 'severly food insecure' (starving) [1].

Dont you think the priority first should be sorting out enough food for the existing population? When 100% of the world is fed properly and well, and we have surplus food, then maybe extending life should be come a scientific priority.

[1] - https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2022-un-report--global-h...

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by alt227 »

fasterik wrote: post #112
analognoise wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These websites will look so funny 100 years from now when everyone involved is dead. It will look to the future exactly like emperors drinking mercury to extend their lives. I love it.

Drinking mercury is quite a bit different than having dozens of biomarkers showing that you're 95+ percentile in health and fitness.

There are also people who have drunk alcohol and smoked tobacco their entire lives and are in the same percentaile for health.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by alt227 »

I am really surprised of the amount of people on hacker news, what I consider to be an increcibly intelligent community, actively defending or advocating what this guy is doing!

If he wasnt selling something, it might be a bit more credible! https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.com/collections/homepage-coll...

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by itishappy »

drcross wrote: post #91
mkreis wrote: post #7

Wow, just look at the number of pills he takes every day: https://protocol.bryanjohnson.com/#step-2-supplements And then apparently the same dish, every day... definitely a very scientific approach.

I cant tell if you're being sarcastic but the protocol was developed as the result of his teams reading the latest published literature. I'm not being snarky here but if you have a problem with it, it's the result (by definition) of you not being up to date on what the corpus of science is telling us about nutrition.

His protocol was developed as a result of his team trying anything and everything that might potentially help. "The definition of what the corpus of science is telling us about nutrition" is overselling it. There's a reason the site is plastered with "this is not medical advice" disclaimers.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by nemo1618 »

typest wrote: post #12
atemerev wrote: post #8

I don’t understand this pervasive fear of death in the tech community. Yes, one day we are all going to die. Yes, one day the human civilization itself is going to die. The entire universe will die too. So what? We all knew this from the age of five or so.

I don’t want to die today, and tomorrow I’m not going to want to die, and the day after I’m not going to want to die, and so on. Therefore, I want to live forever — proof by induction on the natural numbers.

I liked the song I'm listening to 1 minute in. I liked it 2 minutes in. Therefore, I want to listen to this song forever -- proof by induction on the natural numbers.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by itishappy »

apwell23 wrote: post #152
andrewingram wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're illnesses for which age is the biggest contributing factor of whether you'll get sick, and how sick you'll get. Nearly every disease affects you more severely the older you are.

Wouldn't that make these illnesses incurable? Not sure what makes alzheimers an illness and wrinkly skin not an illness.

The article is about trying to cure aging. That includes both Alzheimer's and wrinkly skin.

Re: Blueprint health protocol

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Post by marviel »

Thought this section would be helpful to highlight:

  > If you’d like to stop this insanity...:identify the worst version of yourself.

  > For me, it was 7pm Bryan who would eat everything in sight to try and momentarily escape life pain. He is a monster, overpowering, and indifferent about all other Bryans needs. A sweet talker and expert rationalizer.  7pm Bryan ruins life quality for all other Bryans:

  > - awful sleep

  > - overweight

  > - poor health

  > - accelerated aging & disease

  > - turbulent emotions

  > - depressing life outlook

  > The solution: revoking 7pm Bryan’s authority to eat food.

  > Now your turn:

  > - Step 1: identify your 20% rascal..

  > - Step 2: list what decisions they are and are not authorized to make

  > - Step 3: wait for them to appear

  > - Step 4: approve or deny their requests using step 2 list

  > - Step 5: celebrate happy you for stopping self harm.

  > Believe it or not, this is your most consequential and powerful life intervention.
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