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An Anti-Aging Obsessive Who Insists On Showing Us His Naked Body, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
An Anti-Aging Obsessive Who Insists On Showing Us His Naked Body, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
Don't expect a normal Thanksgiving post from someone who's trying to achieve eternal life.
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Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on Twitter from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week, the Main Characters include an extremely normal guy who wants to live forever, someone who's very proud of their dishonest behavior and an X user with an insensitive take on mental health issues.


Warning: one of today's entries deals with the subject of suicide.



Thursday

Paul George

The character: Paul George, LA Clippers superstar, complainer

The plot: The LA Clippers are a team full of former MVPs, Finals MVPs and All-Stars, well past their primes, but still good. The team is incredibly disappointing this season, though, and fans are letting the players know — oftentimes while on the court and playing a game. This isn't the first time this has happened, especially to Russell Westbrook, a volatile and controversial guard.

But then this happened.



The repercussion: Paul George was defending his friend and teammate, but absolutely put his foot into his own mouth with these comments. Don't complain about the struggles of your basketball career when most people are ready to go, knives out, on comparing salaries and job difficulties with famous, rich athletes. You can talk about the refs, or other players, but when you come at fans, that's when things will go south for you very quickly.



Jared Russo



Sunday

@ngughii

The character: X user @ngughii, opinion haver

The plot: There are innumerous thoughtless, hurtful posts made online each and every day. In fact, that's kind of X's whole brand at this point, but the simplicity featured here is matched only by its cruelty. Many folks know and love someone who has struggled with suicidal ideation. Heck, there are lots of people reading this very tweet who have dealt with suicidal ideation themselves.

If you or someone you know is dealing with thoughts of suicide, please reach out to the National Suicide Provention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255



Unsurprisingly, many folks aren't stoked to be faced with such callous treatment of a serious mental health issue. Responses haven't been exceptionally warm so far.


The repercussion: While the personal repercussions for some random X user being mean online are next to nil, the repercussions for those reading this tweet are all too real. Now, some people not only have to face crushing thoughts of suicide, but also have to deal with shame piled on top. Thanks a lot, @ngughii!



Sunday

Jake Ward

The character: Jake Ward, SEO expert, thief

The plot: Last week, Jake Ward — founder of a company called Byword, which generates AI-written articles — wrote on X that he and his team had pulled off an "SEO heist." In the ensuing thread, he admits to stealing 3.6 million total traffic from a competitor and outlines exactly how they did it.



The repercussion: People were deeply unimpressed, if not disgusted, by Ward's brazen thievery, and his contribution to making the internet a big, boring mass of regurgitated, algorithm-driven content.



Darcy Jimenez


Saturday

Bryan Johnson

The character: Bryan Johnson, entrepreneur, anti-aging enthusiast, normal guy

The plot: Bryan Johnson is a wealthy entrepreneur who is best known for his mission to reverse the aging process and live forever. It's probably silly to expect normal posts from a guy who's dedicated his life to the pursuit of eternal youth — which involves swapping blood with his teenage son — but this particular one on X has sparked a lot of responses.



The repercussion: There's the obvious weirdness of the photo, sure, but people were also fascinated by Johnson's talk of overcoming depression and now having an "insatiable thirst for life." Makes sense — you wouldn't want to live forever if you didn't enjoy being alive — but not everyone was convinced.



Darcy Jimenez



Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which featured a skydiving baby dilemma, a guy who bikes his cat around without much regard for safety and a new Amazon office that used to be a prison.

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