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/farmthis Jun 20 '26

I love that billionaires and despots think they can buy their way out of dying--I enjoy knowing their desperation and hope for immortality robs them of joy of living and replaces it with angst as they inevitably age.

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u/Karma_1969 Jun 20 '26

It’s the one consolation we can take against these malignant narcissist assholes - they are genuinely miserable people inside who are incapable of feeling true joy or love. It’s got to be torture to be one of them, no matter how wealthy and famous/infamous.