2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Summary
At a private Aspen dinner last fall, Ezekiel Emanuel pressed Bryan Johnson on why he wants to live to 150, asking what purpose such a lifespan would serve.
Johnson — the 49-year-old tech entrepreneur who says he has spent millions measuring and optimizing his body — did not answer, Emanuel said, and the question "caught him up short."
The exchange highlighted a sharp divide between Johnson's anti-aging project and Emanuel's skepticism of the wellness industry; the former Obama health adviser has said he would be content to live to 75.
Set among leaders from foreign affairs, economics and entertainment, the encounter distilled a broader debate over whether radical longevity is a meaningful goal or an expensive obsession.