In the new Netflix documentary Don’t Die, tech millionaire Bryan Johnson shares his ambitious and costly mission to achieve eternal life. The film offers an in-depth look at Johnson’s extreme regimen of pills, shots, and experimental therapies, which he claims will help reverse his biological clock.
Johnson, 45, likens his journey to a scientific experiment aimed at aligning his “35 trillion cells” toward a single objective of longevity. Referring to the project as Blueprint, he insists it goes beyond diet and health, striving to address survival as a species.
This documentary, directed by Chris Smith, known for his work on Tiger King and Fyre, narrates Johnson’s transformation from an average teenager in the Church of Latter-Day Saints to a venture capitalist whose life is controlled by technology. He gained significant recognition for founding Braintree, an e-commerce payment processing company that acquired Venmo before being sold to PayPal for $800 million.
In Don’t Die, Johnson reflects on his past struggles with physical and mental health that eventually led him to depart from the church and go through a divorce. His son Talmage, now 18, left the church and began living with Johnson in California, committing to the Blueprint lifestyle as well.
Currently, Johnson invests over $2 million annually on his anti-aging regimen, which includes taking over 100 supplements each day, frequent medical scans and blood draws, a restrictive diet, and several unorthodox medical procedures. Among these are plasma donations from his son and gene therapy.
The documentary also features interviews with journalists, researchers, and medical professionals in the field of longevity, offering diverse perspectives on Johnson’s methods. While some view his endeavors as a scam motivated by profit, others see them as potentially groundbreaking for the future of health.
Despite facing criticism, Johnson remains steadfast in his belief that his data-driven health plan represents a revolutionary approach to longevity. He aims to spread his message as widely as possible, using the platform of a Netflix documentary to share his vision.
“In its most extreme form, I’m suggesting that it does not matter what the human mind says at this point in time,” he explained. “I agreed to let this algorithm that my body runs itself—the mind observes, it no longer decides. This is not just a personal preference, but a shift shaped by technology.”
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