Could you please introduce yourself and tell us about your company?
My name is Anar, and I’m the CEO and founder of Ageless Rights, a telemedicine company with a focus on longevity. What we do is advance the longevity movement and make the longevity mindset mainstream. We believe that embracing this mindset is key to empowering everyone to extend their healthspan far beyond conventional lifespan limits.
Why should organizations become Vitalist?
Aging and death are the biggest atrocities the world faces right now, and they should be the number one priority when it comes to resource allocation. I believe that every organization should focus on slowing down, delaying, or curing aging because it is the number one source of suffering. Aging inevitably leads to death, and this is why it’s crucial that people and organizations become aware of this issue. Unfortunately, with the current allocation of resources, I don’t think we’re on track to solve aging within the next 50 years. However, things can change quickly, especially with the introduction of AI, which might accelerate progress.
Do you think we are on track to solve aging in your lifetime, given current resourcing?
Unfortunately, given the current resources and how they are allocated, I don’t think we’re on track to solve aging within my lifetime. However, things could change rapidly, especially with technological advancements like AI. But without a significant breakthrough or a dramatic shift in how resources are allocated globally, I remain skeptical about our current trajectory.
What are the key achievements and future plans of Ageless Rights?
One of our key achievements has been building an audience that we can engage with about the longevity mindset. We’ve been relatively successful in this, with a few hundred thousand people now part of our community. This platform allows us to communicate why the longevity mindset is crucial and why the movement needs to be advanced. We’ve supported numerous longevity-related causes, such as the Dog Aging Project, the Longevity Resolution, and even the Vitalism Organization. Additionally, we’ve used our resources to fund several longevity-related organizations and clinical trials. Our goal for the next 1 to 10 years is to add millions of healthy years to people’s lives and track this impact by the years of life added.
If you had unlimited resources, what dream project would you embark on?
I’d create a holding company that licenses dozens of promising human longevity interventions and repurposes them for dogs. I attend many longevity events and speak with scientists, and while the focus is on human longevity, many interventions could apply even more directly to dogs. I believe that once people see that we can significantly extend the lifespan of dogs, they will start thinking, “Why not my grandma? Why not my parents?” My hope is that a few of these interventions would actually work, helping dogs live longer and indirectly promoting the longevity mindset.
How long do you want to live?
As long as possible, with the caveat that I’m not in pain or miserable. But generally, as long as possible. No matter how bad things get, I still see it as better than the alternative. To me, death is far worse than many scenarios of being alive, unless it’s something like excruciating torture pain. So yes, as long as possible.
