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What Jeff Bezos wants, José Flores has

Silicon Valley moguls, who already have everything, also aspire to buy eternity

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What Jeff Bezos wants, José Flores has

Some companies work hard to achieve immortality. And while that goal remains distant, they strive to combat aging and its friendly fire. The anti-aging industry surpassed $600 billion last year. It feeds on investment funds, pharmaceuticals, and fortunes of people who don't shop during sales, like Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and others.

The Achilles' heel of the world's richest people is death. Perhaps the only heel they share with those who shop during sales. The difference is that the latter, with rage or wisdom, resign themselves more to the cycles of biology. Continue reading

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