On some level, I wonder if part of what's happening with the billionaire tech bros and fascist government is a 21st century play on the first Chinese emperor's search for an elixir of immortality. Like, they think it might be realistically achievable through technology in their lifetime and they're desperately pushing the technology to get there before it's too late. Do you think someone promised Trump a cure for aging, behind the scenes? You think they convinced him that they can make him young again, and it's just Ten Years Away(tm)?