Bryan Johnson says he might have taken 'this whole longevity thing too far'
Biohacker and entrepreneur Bryan Johnson is questioning his extreme anti-aging regimen after being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. Despite his massive investment in longevity, he is re-evaluating his approach following health setbacks and personal experimentation with psilocybin.
Why it matters
Johnson's public pivot highlights the limitations and potential health risks of extreme, self-directed medical experimentation in the pursuit of longevity.
Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts about his antiaging experiment. Bloomberg/Getty Images Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts about his antiaging experiment. In an X post, the famous biohacker said he might have taken the "whole longevity thing" too far. Johnson was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease this year. He also took shrooms twice. Longevity evangelist Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts. The tech entrepreneur, who has transformed his body into a highly measured experiment in antiaging and longevity, is now expressing some doubts about his famous work. "Been thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far," Johnson wrote on X on Thursday. For someone who has so enthusiastically devoted so much time and money to this experiment, it was easy to wonder whether he had been hacked.
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