Biohacker Bryan Johnson says ‘world wants him to die’ following incurable diagnosis

Biohacker Bryan Johnson thinks people are delighted with the revelation that been diagnosed with an incurable disease.

The wellness influencer, who has spent millions on trying to reverse ageing, revealed last month that he’d be diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis (AIG).

Autoimmune gastritis is a condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the stomach lining, specifically targeting the acid-producing cells.

“My stomach is eating itself,” the 48-year-old said on X, explaining that he came across the condition back in May.

“AIG causes irreversible damage: nutritional deficiency, anemia, and over a long horizon, elevated cancer risk.

“When AIG is discovered today, standard medical care concedes defeat, stating that nothing can be done except managing the condition, no matter how awful or lethal the effects.”

Bryan Johnson spends $2 million a year on reversing his biological age (Instagram/@bryanjohnson_)

In a series of recent tweets, the venture capitalist from Utah has hit out at those who think his extreme lifestyle is to blame - consisting of eating his last meal at 11am, having exactly 1,977 calories a day and avoiding late-night movies, concerts or late flights to maintain a flawless 100 sleep score.

“The world wants me to die,” he wrote.

“My incurable disease diagnosis became global news. It was omnipresent on social media and 1,900 articles were written in a matter of days.

Johnson has been diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis (Instagram/@bryanjohnson_)

“Many were saddened. However, joy dominated the commentary.”

Johnson continued: “People pointed to schadenfreude, the pleasure of another's failure. Yes, there’s that.

“There is a special place in people’s hearts that loves to see others fail, especially when that person’s presence threatens their own psychological stability in some way or helps them feel better about themselves.”

Referencing social media comments like, ‘he deserved it’, the tech millionaire added: “I deserved it because I challenged death. The crowd was running a deeply rooted psychological script that represents the oldest, most deeply embedded stories of human culture.

Johnson puts his recent diagnosis down to his diet and lifestyle as a younger person (Netflix)

“This was the first story ever written down, 4,000 years ago. Gilgamesh sought eternal life after losing someone he loved, only to have the plant of youth stolen by a serpent as he bathed. Leaving him to accept his mortality.

“Asclepius became so skilled at rejuvenation that he raised the dead. As punishment, Zeus struck him down with a thunderbolt to enforce life and death authority.

“This is the story of Jesus. Pontius Pilate offered a choice between a thief and the immortalist, and the crowd demanded the execution.”

Johnson said he has ‘the same philosophical and archetypal position as Gilgamesh, Asclepius and Jesus’.