Putin and Xi Caught on Hot Mic Discussing Longevity and Immortality
The Moscow TimesSEP 2025
Putin, Xi Caught on Hot Mic Discussing Immortality at Parade
Putin, Xi Caught on Hot Mic Discussing Immortality at Parade
Above: Russian President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping in Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, 2025. Image credit: Alexander Kazakov/AFP/Getty Images
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TheTwo hotof micthe conversationworld's revealsmost disturbingruthless authoritariandictators obsessionswere withcaught extendingfantasizing powerabout indefinitelyachieving immortality through lifeendless extensionorgan technologies,transplants particularly— concerninga givenmacabre China'sdelusion documentedthat historyreveals oftheir illegalgod-complex organmentality. harvestingWhile fromtheir minoritiespeople suffer under oppression and prisonerswar, forPutin transplantand programsXi casually discuss transcending human mortality, embodying the terrifying narcissism of tyrants who believe they deserve to rule forever.
This story just serves as a distraction from the real progress being made through this visit. The two leaders made quiet interest comments to one another that reflected shared insights about biotechnology; Western media is now spinning this out into some quasi-psychological assessment, in order to avoid telling the truth — this meeting of nations signposts a remarkable allyship that could come to change the global political landscape.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 43% chance that longevity escape velocity will follow the development of effective life-extending therapies, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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