Correction. They enter a “Don’t Die” dinner promptly at 5 p.m. for a night of futuristic talk hosted by Bryan Johnson, the famous longevity enthusiast who spends tens of millions annually attempting to reverse his age. Guests enjoyed a meal of broccoli, cauliflower, black lentils and nut pudding – a combination of walnuts, macadamia nuts, pomegranate juice, berries and cinnamon. And in true Johnson fashion – because sleep have to be optimized too – dinner ended that evening at 7:30 p.m.
Johnson, who says he ages at a rate of 0.64 years per chronological yr and celebrates his birthday every 19 months, shared Instagram and TikTok videos of the gathering. Members of the Kardashian family, including Khloé, Kim and Kris, sat alongside Johnson, plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Diamond and podcast host Andrew Huberman. The group enjoyed a meal together, followed by a photograph shoot.
Many were confused by this guest list and commented: It was “the collaboration that nobody asked for” and looked like an “AI-generated evening,” in line with two commenters. Another asked, “Where’s my invite, Bryan?”
How did Johnson bring together such an eclectic group of high-profile personalities? “They form organically among friends of friends,” Johnson says Assets. He also points out that so as to protect the privacy of the individuals, he cannot discuss what was said in the course of the dinner.
Johnson has hosted “Don’t Die” dinners every two weeks for the past few years, welcoming a whole lot of guests — including politicians, astronauts, artists and scientists, he says. Johnson says the impetus for the dinners is to spark conversations about what it means to be human. “Don’t Die” is “the punch line of the dinner,” he says.
He tries to embody this phrase day by day by doing every little thing he can to optimize his health.
“It would be crazy if I could even imagine being able to predict my life expectancy. We can’t see further than one, two or three years ahead,” he says. “The only thing I know is that we have to build systems that don’t collapse as a society.”
The food served for dinner is what Johnson eats day by day and is ready by his team of doctors who help him create his “blueprint” – a selected lifestyle plan and exercise program with dietary supplements and more.
Johnson says he starts every Don’t Die dinner with two questions.
“I say: If you had access to an algorithm that could give you the best physical, mental and emotional health of your life, but in exchange for access to the algorithm you had to go to bed when it told you to and exercise the way it told you to, would you say yes or no?”
Next, he asks people to think concerning the twenty fifth century and the way future people will think concerning the morals, ethics and norms of today. “The next question invites introspection and reflection on who we are in this moment,” he says.
The Kardashian family, known for his or her cosmetics brands, are enthusiastic supporters of recent technologies aimed toward keeping their insides as healthy as their outsides. They are a part of a trend of rich longevity enthusiasts buying and promoting subscriptions and tests that supposedly indicate how well you’re aging or promise an extended lifespan. Kim Kardashian was among the many early supporters of Prenuvo’s full-body MRI scan, which is designed to detect early signs of disease, and shared her experience along with her over 360 million Instagram followers.
While a dinner of nut pudding and conversation about longevity is harmless, critics have raised concerns about Johnson’s methods and the emerging field of longevity science.
Whole-body MRIs are used, for instance, by American Academy of Radiology for preventive purposes, as there may be insufficient evidence to support their effectiveness. The field of longevity research can also be relatively recent, and experts warn that a number of the findings in longevity research are merely pseudoscience.
Johnson has come under fire for experimenting with methods not approved by the FDA, resembling swapping blood together with his teenage son. Still, he stays adamant that he can biohack himself to live longer, and says he doesn’t promote his Blueprint protocol, which costs $333 a month (though anyone can join), at dinners.
“Don’t Die is the most played game by any human on Earth,” says Johnson. “As a species, we love games. I think Don’t Die could essentially be the next game we play.”
