I’ve come across an article about an American multi-millionaire who wants to live forever. He has a strict routine every day. He is monitored by a team of doctors. He doesn’t care what people think of him in the 21st century; he’s interested in what people are going to think of him in the 25th century. He’s a multi-millionaire and can do whatever he wants with his money.

Money is magic, money lets you create any reality you want. Money isn’t the root of all evil. Money very much can bring happiness but it can also be your undoing if, say, you win the lottery and start spending your money like crazy because you’re not used to having a lot of money. Yes, being around big money requires smarts and discipline. Money demands respect, or it’s going to make you go crazy and bury you.

Now, about immortality. I thought the guy’s an atheist. Makes sense, right? Rejecting any afterlife, just here and now.

Turns out he’s not, or at least it isn’t explicitly stated. He says, ”Be a god right now, don’t wait for the afterlife.”

See, that’s the problem. I get the whole life extension and transhumanist trend. Brain implants. I do. But, as some people point out, what if AI hijacks your mind and makes you a part of the hive mind where your very sense of self is going to disintegrate? Not cool, huh?

Seems to me, the American multi-millionaire wants to live forever in his body. He doesn’t seem interested in uploading his consciousness anywhere or getting frozen.

Even if you manage to somehow extend your life, what happens if there’s a societal collapse, a nuclear war, a pandemic, basically anything world-ending? My mind flashes to Ukraine and, indeed, Israel. Ukrainian Defenders........

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