Bryan Johnson: “People Really Want Me to Die”

Modern civilization has spent thousands of years encouraging people to trade their physical health for social status, wealth, and power. For centuries, individuals have been expected to sacrifice sleep, proper nutrition, and peace of mind in pursuit of career achievements or political influence. However, society is currently undergoing a fundamental cultural shift away from accepting death as an inevitable fate toward embracing a philosophy centered on preserving human life. The primary measure of success is shifting away from monetary wealth or expensive material possessions and moving toward measurable biological vitality. True achievement in this new paradigm looks like optimal sleep quality, strong fertility, and maintaining athletic physical performance well into middle age. Extending human lifespan to several centuries represents one of the most worthwhile investments humanity can make, as the living generation stands on the threshold of halting biological aging entirely.

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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: a journey with no productivity objective

There are cheaper ways to get from Paris to Venice. There are faster ones, too. This is precisely the point. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is still very much alive in 2026: a seasonal series of luxury journeys rather than a railway service you use because you need to get somewhere. The numbers are almost wonderfully absurd. A classic Paris–Venice journey in 2026 starts at about £4,275 per person in a Historic Cabin. Longer itineraries can run to nearly £20,000 per person. The train is not a permanent scheduled service either; it operates as a seasonal series of luxury journeys, moving between Paris, Venice, Vienna, Prague, Florence, Rome, Portofino and, on longer trips, Istanbul. The classic Paris–Venice journey leaves in the afternoon and arrives the following afternoon, taking roughly one night.

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Brunello Cucinelli – King of cashmere

Dubbed the “king of cashmere” by The New Yorker, Brunello Cucinelli is the founder of the eponymously named fashion house that is well-known for making luxury cashmere sweaters (and more than $450 million a year in revenues). He started his company in 1978, and, now he lives in Solemeo, Italy, with his wife and two children. This interview with Brunello Cucinelli was taken by journalist, IT expert, and partner at the venture fund True Ventures, Om Malik, several years ago, but the text continues to be revisited in the technology and venture community, and last week there was a new surge of interest in the interview. People are tired of the endless race for business growth, fantastic profits, and new investments, and they want to hear and see advice on how to live differently.

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