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[–] [email protected] 156 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The dude gets weekly dick injections which he classifies as 9.5 out of 10 on a pain scale.

Weekly.

Dude is a fucking moron.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 week ago (4 children)

9.5 out of 10. In his dick.

Has anyone asked him why he wants to live forever if that's what it takes?

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 week ago (3 children)

"You get to live forever but in exchange you have to get incredibly painful injections in your dick on a daily basis."

Sounds like a cursed genie wish.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right? Miss me with that dick pain immortality.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

Probably because he knows he can't take his wealth with him in death.

What's the point of being pointlessly wealthy if you can't be pointlessly wealthy forever?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

My guess is he wants to live forever because he feels he has made no contribution to the world, or does not feel a sense of fulfillment and purpose from raising his family. Maybe he feels cracking the secret could be his contribution, or maybe he thinks he can find meaning in his life, given enough time.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

It sounds like the dude just has a CBT fetish and doesn't want to admit it.

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

These erections are rigged!

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i saw him on two separate youtube channels: Magnus Midtbø (norwegian climber) and Will Tennyson (bodybuilding vlogger)

in both cases, they were invited by Bryan Johnson to his lair, going through his routine. it felt like a surreal cringe fest of zero social awareness. Bryan was permanently looking for some kind of validation, comparing his skills to his guest, or asking the various personal trainers / doctors if he beat some younger age category, etc.

everything he does can't be healthy and i wouldn't call what he does "living". he's bound to a 24h program where everything is planned down to the minute.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm about to be 40. I smoke. I don't exercise. I eat like shit.

I get erections like I was still in puberty and am horny pretty much 24/7. When the fuck does this shit stop?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When depression sets in...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Especially when you take certain meds for it...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Time to check your prostate. Could be hormonal imbalance.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago

I check it daily. Doesn't feel any different. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I don't mind this guy. He's basically committing his time, money, and body towards being a guinea pig exploring means that could benefit us all. I do understand there are some arguments to be had about some less-than-scientific approaches to his experiments, but I don't think it totally negates the value.

Also, oh no, talking openly about penis health is uncomfortable to puritanical Western norms.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Talking about your dick is one thing. Talking about your sons dick and using your sons blood is just fucking creepy. Hope the kid gets good therapy for this crazy shit.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like when Ordinary Things had a look at him. I can't help but agree with his effort, even if his methods and theories leave a lot to be desired.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sucks for this guy. I’m close to his age, I drank and smoked heavily for years and I look about the age he does

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

We need to get you on a strict penis rejuvenation regiment, immediately!

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago

While I do kind of like the idea of having data on random bodily functions like erections, can't say I'd be willing to share that data with my parents or the world.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

On a related note, I was just searching fdroid for a signal app. I didn't find one, but I did find an app that tracks your Morning Wood

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Didn't think you were serious.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yep, thats the one

Edit: lol you're downloading it?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I couldn't get through more than about a paragraph before getting prompted to subscribe so I'm still little confused.

Why get measurements of your child's erections in the first place? How does this son feel about his PHI being shared all over the internet? Hard to imagine anyone being okay with that.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i didn't get any prompts, and read the article, so i'll quickly answer.

  1. the guy is obsessed with penile behaviour as a measure of overall health, for some reason, and measured the nocturnal boners of himself, as well as his 19 year old son, as a point of comparison.
  2. the son shared his dick metrics himself. seems he's well and fully invested in his father's phallocentric longevity scheme.
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Phallocentric longevity scheme is my new band name. PLS!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

It's completely normal father-son bonding. Find a different slant.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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