Johnson argues that humans are an 'incredibly self-destructive species' starting with ourselves, with each other, and with our planet, and that society has normalized this to the point where people who refuse to participate in self-destructive harm rituals are called 'weird' and ostracized.

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Speaker

Ryan Johnson

Evidence Quote

we are an incredibly self-destructive species...we've normalized self-destructive Behavior so much and we protect it that if a person doesn't want to participate in it we call them weird and we ostracize them

Source

Bryan Johnson in conversation with Kunal Shah | CRED curiousCRED
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:29:17 PM

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