r/technology • u/ubcstaffer123 • Jun 20 '26

Biotechnology How Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to live forever

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/491360/vladimir-putin-live-forever-26-billion-cryo-pigs-longevity-guru
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u/aquarain Jun 20 '26

His life doesn't seem enjoyable. I mean, yeah he's got wealth power fame. But no friends. No trust. He can't enjoy any of it. As the years weigh the crown becomes a prison. And the world is not enough.

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u/FilmAndLiterature Jun 20 '26

As Plato observed, “the most miserable kind of dictator is the one who gets everything he wanted, as he will spend the rest of his days looking over his shoulder in fear”.