Gregor to Not The OnionEnglish • 14 days agoLongevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Himgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down19cross-posted to: news
arrow-up1362arrow-down1external-linkLongevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Himgizmodo.comGregor to Not The OnionEnglish • 14 days agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: news
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•14 days agoHe could be spending this fortune on real medical research. What an asshole.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•13 days agoWhy? He’s publishing his results, it’s a good data point. He’s a human trial on safety of some of these drugs. And it’s his money after all. Many of the substances these people try end up being valuable for people with chronic fatigue and related autoimmune diseases. Does it really matter whether he’s driven by selfishness or by the desire to help others? Are all researchers purely altruistic?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•13 days ago Why? He’s publishing his results, It’s quackery though. He’s not actually doing good science.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•13 days agoHe’s “only” a centimillionaire, a single clinical trial can cost >$20m.
He could be spending this fortune on real medical research. What an asshole.
Why? He’s publishing his results, it’s a good data point. He’s a human trial on safety of some of these drugs. And it’s his money after all.
Many of the substances these people try end up being valuable for people with chronic fatigue and related autoimmune diseases.
Does it really matter whether he’s driven by selfishness or by the desire to help others? Are all researchers purely altruistic?
It’s quackery though. He’s not actually doing good science.
He’s “only” a centimillionaire, a single clinical trial can cost >$20m.