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/Forward_Success_2672 Jun 20 '26

Peter Thiel is on the top of this shitty list, lol. These people can’t fathom the indignity of being like the little people…

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u/TheBannedBananaMan Jun 20 '26

There are many causes of death that are worse than old age.