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Peter Thiel Is Interested In Harvesting The Blood Of The Young (gawker.com)

Presto Vivace writes: [Gawker reports:] "Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire-turned-Trump delegate who successfully bankrupted Gawker Media, has long been obsessed with anti-aging technologies. He believes people have been conned by 'the ideology of the inevitability of the death of every individual,' and has funded startups dedicated to extending the human lifespan. According to Jeff Bercovici of Inc. magazine, Thiel is so afraid of dying that he has begun exploring a novel, and fairly unsettling, technique: Harvesting, and injecting himself with, the blood of younger people." Vampire capitalism is real. In an unpublished interview with Bercovici last year, Thiel said: "I'm looking into parabiosis stuff [...] where they [infected] the young blood into older mice and they found that had a massive rejuvenating effect. [...] I think there are a lot of these things that have been strangely under-explored." When asked if he meant parabiosis was "really interesting" as a business opportunity or a personal-health treatment, Thiel suggested the latter: "That would be one where it's more just, do we think the science works? Some of these it's not clear there's actually a great company to start around it. [...]"

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  1. Re:Dammit Cartman! by plopez · · Score: 5, Funny

    After we build the wall to ensure no one can get out.

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    putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
  2. Re: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wikipedia says Elizabeth Bathory did not actually bathe in the blood of virgins, so Peter Thiel may be able to take the lead on this one.

  3. Simpsons did it by smeg+for+brains · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I tried every tincture and poultice and tonic and patent medicine there is, and all I really needed was the blood of a young boy" - C.M. Burns

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    Watch out, there are Llamas!!
  4. Re:Slashdot Smear? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... it's not like Gawker is saying "He SUCKS THE BLOOD OF CHILDREN FOR SEXUAL GRATIFICATION."

    Of course not. Peter Thiel loves children. He had two for lunch.

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .