Health is now high status. - Bryan Johnson

It may seem unthinkable...but in just a few years time, I predict that behaviors causing biological degradation such as trash food, alcohol, sleep deprivation, high stress, and sedentary living will culturally transition from acceptable to low status and insane.

People laughed and it wasn’t just because he was in charge. They had laughed with him before he outranked them. Maybe that’s why he rose so quickly.

loss of agency is more destabilizing than loss of wealth. chaos erupts when people feel powerless. when you can't sleep, can't stop scrolling, and eat junk, you lose self respect. this internal rot is projected outward as rage.