Bryan Johnson has successfully conned us all with his most recent stunt. The longevity-obsessed, mana-extracting tech bro said he was going to undergo three separate treatments of psilocybin therapy to study its effects on aging.

First off, he didn’t take the promised 5 grams as he said he would, instead opting to take 4.67 grams — an amount he claims is the recommended dosage for mushroom-based therapy. Second, after taking a day to collect his thoughts on his trip, he concluded that it was a lot like the Christopher Nolan film Inception.  

Ok, here is my trip report from 4.67 grams of magic mushrooms, 24.9 mg of psilocybin. The dose used in modern clinical trials.

First, the experience was exhilarating. Positive in every way. I felt like a kid finding and exploring a new playground.

My sensory perception was…

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— Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) November 11, 2025

In a post on X, Johnson lays out his reflections, arguing that one day our “idols and icons” will all be longevity-focused influencers deadset on prolonging their lives and rejecting our “self-destructive” human nature. He claims a “revolution” is underway, in part thanks to AI superseding humans’ dominance over reality, but mostly because this revolution puts him right at the center of what he sees as a changing of society's “founding myths [sic].”

He ends his ranting by claiming, “New archetypes will emerge: warriors and caretakers of existence. People who are defiant of death, and view self-destruction as primitive and low-status.”

Whatever the hell that means!