The Future of Personal Optimization

On a quiet morning in Los Angeles, as most people are reaching for their coffee, Bryan Johnson is already deep into a regimen that costs more annually than many earn in a decade. At $2 million a year, his quest for immortality might seem like the eccentric pursuit of a tech millionaire with money to burn. But beneath the sensational headlines about blood transfusions and rigorous biological monitoring lies a profound challenge that society must soon confront: how do we restructure our entire financial system for a world where death might become optional? As Johnson methodically tracks everything from his nighttime erections to his brain waves, he's inadvertently exposing a critical flaw in our economic framework. Our entire financial system – from pension plans to inheritance laws, from retirement accounts to life insurance – rests on one fundamental assumption: that humans have a finite lifespan. Remove that constraint, and the mathematics of modern life begins to unravel. Traditional financial planning becomes obsolete when you're potentially planning for centuries rather than decades. The challenge isn't just academic – it's a practical question that could soon affect everyone from pension fund managers to young professionals starting their first 401(k). While most of us can't match Johnson's multimillion-dollar longevity program, his experiment forces us to grapple with an unprecedented question: how do you plan for a future that might never end?