Bryan Johnson, tech millionaire and anti-ageing advocate, decided to end an interview with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath early. He took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain that while he was “having a great time” shooting for the podcast, he wasn’t comfortable due to the bad air quality in the room. He mentioned that the AQI inside the room was 130, despite an air purifier there.
Bryan Johnson Leaves Nikhil Kamath’s Podcast Early Due To Bad Air Quality
Bryan Johnson appeared in Nikhil Kamath’s podcast “WTF is” recently, along with other guests, and spoke about “where health and wellness are headed.” A few minutes into the conversation, Bryan asked his team to bring his face mask because of the “bad air quality” in the room. He later walked out of the interview citing poor air quality inside the room.
Many people posted several remarks about the incident. Later, Bryan took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his side of the story. He started by mentioning that Nikhil Kamath was a “gracious host” and he was having a nice conversation with everyone. “The real problem was that the room we were in circulated outside air which made the air purifier I’d brought with me ineffective. Inside, the AQI was 130 and PM2.5 was 75 µg/m³, which is equal to smoking 3.4 cigarettes for 24 hours of exposure,” he explained.
He further mentioned that it was his third day in India and the air pollution had already caused his skin to break out, rash, and even cause a burning sensation in his eyes and throat. According to him, “Air pollution has been so normalised in India that no one even notices anymore despite the science of its negative effects being well known.”
When he returned to the US, he pointed out that the country has its health issues. The biggest, according to him, was obesity. “42.4% of Americans are obese and because I was around it all the time, I had been mostly oblivious to it,” he said in the post. He also pointed out that “in many contexts, obesity is worse than air pollution in the long term.”
Here’s What Netizens Had To Say About This Incident
Bryan Johnson’s tweet about the reason why he left Nikhil Kamath’s interview early has earned a mixed reaction on the internet. Hundreds of people commented and shared their two cents on the entire matter. Many netizens said he needs to relax and “stop measuring the air quality everywhere.” Others asked for measures that can help improve the quality of air in India. On the other hand, many people agreed with his assessment of how lightly the issue of air pollution is treated in India. Here are some comments you cannot miss from this post.
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