--- title: "Mr. Beast Hopeful That Science Will Let Him Live Several Hundred Years" description: "Jimmy \"Mr. Beast\" Donaldson, the youth-beloved YouTuber, thinks that we'll live for a few hundred years. At the very least, a could 130 or so." date: "2023-01-13" modified: "2023-01-13" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/mr-beast-science-live-several-hundred-years" categories: - "Science & Energy" tags: - "human longevity" - "immortality tech" - "the digest" - "youtubers" --- # Mr. Beast Hopeful That Science Will Let Him Live Several Hundred Years ![Jimmy "Mr. Beast" Donaldson, the youth-beloved YouTuber, thinks that we'll live for a few hundred years. At the very least, a could 130 or so.]() *\Image: Lex Fridman via YouTube\* ## Would Be Cool Jimmy "Mr. Beast" Donaldson, the youth-beloved YouTuber behind videos like "[I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive]()" and "[I Ate $100,000 Golden Ice Cream]()," proclaims in his [Twitter bio]() that he wants to "make the world a better place before he dies." A noble goal. Fortunately, he may end up having plenty of time to pull it off, since he thinks he'll probably live for several hundred years. Or at the very least, until 130. "I kind of hope that someone like Elon, or one of these freaky smart people, would just be like, you know, screw it," the [YouTuber pondered]() on [Elon Musk reply guy]() Lex Fridman's podcast. "Get it where we could be two to three hundred years old... and just kind of save us... that would be really nice." "It's almost absurd to think that in our lifetime, they won't figure out a way to even slightly slow down aging, where we could live to be like 120 or 130," he continued, "and then in that extra time figure out a way that we could live to be 200." ## Life Guy Of course, Donaldson isn't the only [extremely rich person]() who thinks a good 80 or so years is [cutting it a lil' short](). (Although we wouldn't suggest that the the YouTube philanthropist turn to Musk to "save" him from his own mortality — the SpaceX founder is [notably opposed to]() immortality tech.) From [Jeff Bezos' anti-death longevity startup]() to the [allegedly vampiric Peter Thiel](), a number of the tech industry's top players are or have been rumored to be [chasing life-extension breakthroughs](). And billionaires aside, when you zoom out on Silicon Valley, the anti-aging practices of "[biohacking]()" are deeply woven into the tech industry — surely a less on-the-nose anti-aging practice than, say, pouring millions into supposedly [cell-rejuvenating, death-defying technologies](), but a *lite* version of the billionaire trend to say the least. That said, if our empire was built on high-dollar pranks consumed mostly by young people, we'd also want to postpone the aging process. Once you hit 40, YouTube stunts just don't hit the same. In any case, we'd probably recommend that anyone looking to live to 130 and beyond consume [MrBeast Burgers]() in relative moderation. **More on immortality tech:** *[Experts Worried Elderly Billionaires Will Become Immortal, Compounding Wealth Forever]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()