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Anti-aging activist Brian Johnson has sparked further controversy after publishing an image of himself.
Mr Johnson shared a series of photos of himself taken in recent years, joking that even his iPhone was confusing who he was.
But like many of Mr Johnson’s comments, the seemingly straightforward post was flooded with responses. “Which creates a stronger opinion: my face or an abortion?” he wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Many of the responses suggested that Mr Johnson’s previous posts “looked better” before his mission to live forever began. A typical response was, “Trying to stop aging… It makes you age faster.”
Many of the comments suggested Mr Johnson looked older than he did when he was 45, or said he looked friendlier in 2018. Mr Johnson appeared to encourage such criticism by running a poll asking people to vote on which of his photos was better.
Mr. Johnson has recently risen to prominence as perhaps the best-known representative of the anti-aging and anti-death movement that is gaining traction in parts of Silicon Valley.
Reports say he spends $2 million each year to reverse the aging process and avoid death. This includes strict controls on physical activity, nutrition, and more, much of which is outsourced to expert teams and computer programs.
Mr Johnson has spoken publicly about the process, which has been controversial, and has often argued with critics on X, formerly known as Twitter. Critics regularly attack his plans, often in violent terms, but he says he has lost interest in those criticisms.
“The trolls in my head are much worse than the trolls I get online,” he said. guardian “When I was depressed and my brain was constantly saying, ‘Life is hopeless,’ I basically had to say, ‘I don’t care what you say.’
“And eventually I lost that power. And I’ve seen that happen when people troll me or when I play with them. Honestly, it’s not funny anymore. ”
