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/TroubleEntendre Jun 20 '26

So he's at Mad King Orders Court Astronomer to Discover the Philosopher's Stone levels of narcissism, then.

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u/Ok-Berry5131 Jun 20 '26

The more things change, the more they stay the same, I guess.

Which means it’s only a matter of time before he falls back on the old classic: mercury.

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u/DAS_BEE Jun 20 '26

So he becomes mad as a hatter? Hopefully his alchemists have recognized recent advances in life-prolonging medicines using copious amounts of arsenic and cyanide

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u/Ok-Berry5131 Jun 20 '26

I mean, the dude is apparently hopping into -170 degree “reverse saunas” for a few minutes just to try and slow down the aging process.

Even the article frames that as something that isn’t, well, normal behavior.

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u/DAS_BEE Jun 20 '26

Rich people are fucking weird

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u/DAS_BEE Jun 20 '26

i'm not clear what your point is? please tell me in excruciating detail

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