Jeff Bezos has just returned from a mission to sub-orbital on his rocket. Nearly two months later, Bezos decided to invest in Altos Labs which is a startup dedicated to slowing aging or even eternal life.
In addition there is Larry Page, one of the founders of Google. In 2013, Google founded Calico, a biology company with the stated goal of 'solving the problem of death'.
The company, according to its website, seeks to answer the most challenging biological questions about how humans age and can we develop interventions to enable humans to live longer and healthier lives.
The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, is quite satisfied with making his mind and brain immortal through his efforts at the Neuralink company that he founded.
What actually makes rich people think about living longer or even immortal? Rami Kaminski, MD, founder and director of The Institute of Integrative Psychiatry (TiiPS) explained the possibilities to the New York Post as seen Thursday (12/23/2021).
"Death is a great counterbalance ... the only thing that can bring them down is death and you can't do anything about them. They are really afraid of death and immortality is the main defense," he said.
"They want to beat the only thing they can't. They have the means and the power. When you have an unlimited amount of money, you start to push the boundaries. For super billionaires, it's not surprising that they choose the highest limit," continued Kaminski.
Keith Campbell, Psychology and Social Personality Professor from the University of Georgia also gave his opinion. According to him, it is called the process of 'building Frankenstein'
"This desire stems from a radical misunderstanding of the human condition, where materialism and behaviorism are combined with AI. That's coupled with ego and fear and a lot of money being directed towards research," Campbell said.
Because these people have done the seemingly impossible in their work lives, and are treated like demigods on social media, their egos have turned into 'Dr Frankenstein', where they think they can now control the one thing that has never been done before. man. In this case, being able to control death.
"People with big egos think they are more important than their organization," says Campbell.
"They think that, if they leave, the world will fall apart because they are smarter than the rest and they were put here for a reason. Because they were so successful at making their wish come true, they thought, 'Why can't I beat (death)? I can beat anything."
The feeling of being able to rule the universe and manipulate everything in nature leads to a very real 'God Complex'. What do you think, you? What is the reason someone wants to live forever? Write in the comments column.