Alicia Meehan, Campus Carrier deputy news editor
Bryan Johnson is a multimillionaire who gained his net worth of $300 million by founding “Braintree,” a company which became what we now know as Venmo and PayPal. But what Johnson is most famous for is “Blueprint.” Blueprint is Johnson’s formula of exercise, vitamins and medical procedures meant to reverse his age.
According to Blueprint’s website, Johnson rests at the 98th or 99th optimal percentile of all men in the categories of muscle, fat, fertility and bone mineral density. He also says that his speed of aging is 48%, less than half that of the average person’s epigenetic speed of aging, which is 100%.
I, regrettably, watched his 2025 documentary titled “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.” In it, Johnson outlined his daily schedule. He takes over 74 pills before 11 in the morning, works out in his personal gym for about an hour, only eats pre-made nutrient-dense meals and spends the rest of his time working with his in-house medical staff to conduct check-ups and medical procedures that contribute to his age-reversing goal.
Upon opening blueprint.bryanjohnson.com, the first thing you’ll see is a full-screen advertisement for a package labeled “Longevity Mix” next to a bottle containing “Essential Capsules.” Johnson, the self-declared “world’s healthiest human,” sells a plethora of products including a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil priced at $39. The bottle is quite literally labeled as “Snake Oil.”
Johnson explained in the documentary that he wanted the world to be able to live as long as possible. Reporter Ashlee Vance vouched for Johnson’s integrity, saying that he was never in it for the money. I didn’t trust it, especially when a bottle of vitamins for $27 is the lowest priced item in his online shop.
While I was watching this documentary, I struggled to find out what Johnson’s hobbies were and if he even had any free time left over to do them. The only hint of his personal life I got was the introduction of his son, Talmage Johnson. Talmage moved from his mother’s home in Utah to live with Bryan for his senior year of high school. The two of them briefly played a game of table tennis in the film, which Bryan lost.
The documentary shows how the two of them eat the same ultra-healthy foods and work out together. Johnson told the camera crew that Talmage is so in shape he wishes he were Talmage. I don’t like that.
In the documentary, Bryan expressed his sadness about the fact that his time with Talmage was fleeting because his son was going to head off to college in a couple months. At this point, I felt a sense of sympathy for Bryan. This was quickly thrown to the curb, however, when he immediately left his son with that heartfelt message in the kitchen to record a video with an unnamed online influencer in the next room. Ironically, Blueprint lists “family, friendship and community” as one of the habits to master in order to stay healthy.
In my opinion, Johnson spends too much time focused on becoming biologically younger to pay attention to what makes life meaningful. He makes no extra room to interact with his son outside of their rigorous exercise and has no hobbies that I can tell.
Johnson touches on the question of lacking hobbies, stating that he finally feels truly happy now that he is the picture of health. I would be able to forgive him for his differing opinion if he didn’t also try and profit from it.