• mar_k [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Meh I dunno, I've seen people in their 20s look like they're 40-something.

    Well I'm in college, if I sat next to this dude in one of my classes I seriously doubt I'd think he's as young as even 35, looking close at his face in the first two pics.

    If he were black or brown, people might say "black don't crack" or something like that

    Your point is coming across a little chuddish. "Welll if the roles were reversed" type comment.

    If anti-aging research was being done in Cuba or China the comments would unironically be "damn gimme some of that youth energy Xi!!!!"

    If the government ran studies to help mitigate effects on aging that's one thing. If a billionaire Chinese man who looks like he's obsessed with himself did this with his son, I'd be equally creeped out (honestly, China might sentence a guy who tried to do that).

    Look maybe this is good research and could be a net positive, idk. The angry sentiment is coming from 1) it's exploitative and coming off creepy, 2) it seems like a self-absorbed rich person scared of wrinkles with too much money trying to be more desirable by volunteering as a guinea pig. The science part might be true, but to him, it's obviously just an excuse to be a narcissistic vampire, with the blood and time and money to explore what he calls his little "fountain of youth." That's why people think it's dystopian. And looking more into him, he literally has a more extensive vanity routine than Patrick Bateman.

    Look at what's happening here and tell me it's gonna help people's bones heal faster:

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