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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoWhat frustrates me is that it’s not 100% insane, just 95%. There are Silicon Valley CEOs and others that regularly get transfusions of blood from younger, healthier people as a means of improving their own health. The New Yorker wrote about this and some other crazy life extension stuff happening in the Silicon Valley in 2017. So no tortured babies or adrenochrome, but we do quite literally have people taking blood from the young in an attempt to extend their own lives.
minus-squareSchmoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days agoYeah I first heard about young blood transfusions in a podcast episode about Peter Thiel. He’s the closest thing to a real world vampire.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoThe best part about it is that it actually is detrimental to their health. More transfusions means a higher risk of transfusion reaction if you really need it.
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoOh so it actually is a good thing. Just not for them.
minus-squareTexas_Hangover@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoDoes that work? I’m feeling old and tired.
minus-squareVincent@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago“Taking” blood does give it another extra sinister tinge over what’s actually happening.
What frustrates me is that it’s not 100% insane, just 95%. There are Silicon Valley CEOs and others that regularly get transfusions of blood from younger, healthier people as a means of improving their own health. The New Yorker wrote about this and some other crazy life extension stuff happening in the Silicon Valley in 2017.
So no tortured babies or adrenochrome, but we do quite literally have people taking blood from the young in an attempt to extend their own lives.
Yeah I first heard about young blood transfusions in a podcast episode about Peter Thiel. He’s the closest thing to a real world vampire.
The best part about it is that it actually is detrimental to their health. More transfusions means a higher risk of transfusion reaction if you really need it.
Oh so it actually is a good thing. Just not for them.
Does that work? I’m feeling old and tired.
“Taking” blood does give it another extra sinister tinge over what’s actually happening.