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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

Does that work? I'm feeling old and tired.

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 3 hours ago

"Taking" blood does give it another extra sinister tinge over what's actually happening.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 20 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 9 hours ago

Oh so it actually is a good thing. Just not for them.