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I was a bit shocked how Jeff Bezos looked in the video [0] in which he invited his brother to go with him. He does not look healthy, even a bit bloated. Does an

I was a bit shocked how Jeff Bezos looked in the video [0] in which he invited his brother to go with him. He does not look healthy, even a bit bloated. Does anyone know if he is having health issues? [0] https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0MSOqnYEo/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0MSOqnYEo/

flemhans 5y ago
I think he looks fine. But maybe I'm just not used to how he usually looks. Others in this thread say the same as you.
reidjs 5y ago
He’s always looked a bit strange like that, I don’t think it’s a recent change.
kobieyc 5y ago
yes
ksec 5y ago
My guess is that he stopped working out and now retired he put on lots of weight. Hopefully not health issues.
FartyMcFarter 5y ago
This is a picture from 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos#/media/File:Jeff_Bezos_talking.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos#/media/File:Jeff_Be... Doesn't really look that different?
HatchedLake721 5y ago
It looks like he had some face procedures done
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  That’s what I thought. It doesn’t move as I would expect it to, and I usually see that with Botox or whatever other plastic surgeries there are. Also looks like he gained weight, at least in the face. PS: It is disappointing when people use services that don’t let you skip back and forth in video.
  - aero-glide2 5y ago
    Someone reuploaded it here, if you want to skip back and forth https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/nu98n7/jeff_bezos_and_his_brother_mark_will_join_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/nu98n7/jeff_bez...
- tenpies 5y ago
  This was my thought too. Looks like some typical swelling from some sort of cosmetic procedure. Would not be surprising given the divorce.
  - riffraff 5y ago
    his shirt also seem "puffy" under hist shirt compared to how he usually looked. I do not believe it's possible to decide whether he's swollen from corticosteroids, or because he's bulking up in a gym, he's just just eating more because he's happy or because he's sad. I hope he's fine, time will tell.
sumedh 5y ago
Looks like he has put on some pandemic lockdown weight.
anonymouse008 5y ago
There’s an interesting trend I’ve seen where a lot of folks who were previously super health conscious, put on weight when they are in a relationship they enjoy. Anyone have a study or article of this phenomenon?
- qwaxys 5y ago
  Stress reduces weight, so that could be a factor. Enjoying life with a partner includes fine dining and relaxing more (less sport).
- h0l0cube 5y ago
  The chicken is an egg's way of making another egg. We are machines that work to attract mates, reproduce, and rear young. Once one has achieved the goal of attracting a mate, there's little need to devote energy to courtship displays - though perhaps more need to reserve energy in case of hardship. I might be being a little reductive though :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    > We are machines that work to attract mates, reproduce, and rear young. How would this be distinguished from people simply having the desire to orgasm which unintentionally causes reproduction? At least for males, I can see a case for the machine’s goal to spread the seed as far and wide as possible, so there need not be any biological imperative to stop at one mate.
    - h0l0cube 5y ago
      > How would this be distinguished from people simply having the desire to orgasm which unintentionally causes reproduction? That's reverse causality. Evolutionary fitness is a strong driver of human behavior. There's plenty of incidental behaviour, but in terms of baby making it's clear cut. > so there need not be any biological imperative to stop at one mate. It's more efficient when you consider humans have a long maturation time. Reproductive success is also greater when grandparents are involved with child rearing, implying that a strong family unit leads to better outcomes. Promiscuity is definitely favorable if the rearing duties can be foisted onto someone else, though paternity tests and prophylactics have changed the landscape somewhat. There's a lot more to it, and much of what I've learnt is from an old Stanford lecture series by Robert Sapolsky called human behavioural biology. Worth a watch if you're interested
tamaharbor 5y ago
He’s getting older.
sschueller 5y ago
The facial bloating could be from medication such as corticosteroids or ACE inhibitors. Taking the flight this early before more testing may also indicate that he is not well. It might also explain him leaving Amazon.
- xwdv 5y ago
  If he wasn’t doing well the stress from the G forces of the flight would kill him off.
- TheAdamAndChe 5y ago
  Or he's just been craving some greasy burgers recently. Jumping immediately to health issues is a bit much IMO
  - chinathrow 5y ago
    You see his outline a bit later in the video, still looking fit. I actually thought the same when watching the video. I saw similar features in the faces of multiple friends who needed regular cortisone intake.
aero-glide2 5y ago
I thought the same, hope hes keeping well.
Cd00d 5y ago
Isn't facial bloating a common side effect to zero-g training? I wouldn't be surprised if he's been spending time flying parabolas. It's fun, he's got the resources, and there's a relative goal on the near-term.
paxys 5y ago
Slightly bloated from pictures shared a year or two ago maybe, but he still looks very healthy for a 57 year old.
Black101 5y ago
Here's a Youtube link for what I think is the same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZA2SzCc78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZA2SzCc78

flemhans 5y ago

I think he looks fine. But maybe I'm just not used to how he usually looks. Others in this thread say the same as you.

reidjs 5y ago

He’s always looked a bit strange like that, I don’t think it’s a recent change.

kobieyc 5y ago

yes

ksec 5y ago

My guess is that he stopped working out and now retired he put on lots of weight. Hopefully not health issues.

FartyMcFarter 5y ago

This is a picture from 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos#/media/File:Jeff_Bezos_talking.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos#/media/File:Jeff_Be... Doesn't really look that different?

HatchedLake721 5y ago

It looks like he had some face procedures done

lotsofpulp 5y ago
That’s what I thought. It doesn’t move as I would expect it to, and I usually see that with Botox or whatever other plastic surgeries there are. Also looks like he gained weight, at least in the face. PS: It is disappointing when people use services that don’t let you skip back and forth in video.
- aero-glide2 5y ago
  Someone reuploaded it here, if you want to skip back and forth https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/nu98n7/jeff_bezos_and_his_brother_mark_will_join_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/nu98n7/jeff_bez...
tenpies 5y ago
This was my thought too. Looks like some typical swelling from some sort of cosmetic procedure. Would not be surprising given the divorce.
- riffraff 5y ago
  his shirt also seem "puffy" under hist shirt compared to how he usually looked. I do not believe it's possible to decide whether he's swollen from corticosteroids, or because he's bulking up in a gym, he's just just eating more because he's happy or because he's sad. I hope he's fine, time will tell.

sumedh 5y ago

Looks like he has put on some pandemic lockdown weight.

anonymouse008 5y ago

There’s an interesting trend I’ve seen where a lot of folks who were previously super health conscious, put on weight when they are in a relationship they enjoy. Anyone have a study or article of this phenomenon?

qwaxys 5y ago
Stress reduces weight, so that could be a factor. Enjoying life with a partner includes fine dining and relaxing more (less sport).
h0l0cube 5y ago
The chicken is an egg's way of making another egg. We are machines that work to attract mates, reproduce, and rear young. Once one has achieved the goal of attracting a mate, there's little need to devote energy to courtship displays - though perhaps more need to reserve energy in case of hardship. I might be being a little reductive though :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  > We are machines that work to attract mates, reproduce, and rear young. How would this be distinguished from people simply having the desire to orgasm which unintentionally causes reproduction? At least for males, I can see a case for the machine’s goal to spread the seed as far and wide as possible, so there need not be any biological imperative to stop at one mate.
  - h0l0cube 5y ago
    > How would this be distinguished from people simply having the desire to orgasm which unintentionally causes reproduction? That's reverse causality. Evolutionary fitness is a strong driver of human behavior. There's plenty of incidental behaviour, but in terms of baby making it's clear cut. > so there need not be any biological imperative to stop at one mate. It's more efficient when you consider humans have a long maturation time. Reproductive success is also greater when grandparents are involved with child rearing, implying that a strong family unit leads to better outcomes. Promiscuity is definitely favorable if the rearing duties can be foisted onto someone else, though paternity tests and prophylactics have changed the landscape somewhat. There's a lot more to it, and much of what I've learnt is from an old Stanford lecture series by Robert Sapolsky called human behavioural biology. Worth a watch if you're interested

tamaharbor 5y ago

He’s getting older.

sschueller 5y ago

The facial bloating could be from medication such as corticosteroids or ACE inhibitors. Taking the flight this early before more testing may also indicate that he is not well. It might also explain him leaving Amazon.

xwdv 5y ago
If he wasn’t doing well the stress from the G forces of the flight would kill him off.
TheAdamAndChe 5y ago
Or he's just been craving some greasy burgers recently. Jumping immediately to health issues is a bit much IMO
- chinathrow 5y ago
  You see his outline a bit later in the video, still looking fit. I actually thought the same when watching the video. I saw similar features in the faces of multiple friends who needed regular cortisone intake.

aero-glide2 5y ago

I thought the same, hope hes keeping well.

Cd00d 5y ago

Isn't facial bloating a common side effect to zero-g training? I wouldn't be surprised if he's been spending time flying parabolas. It's fun, he's got the resources, and there's a relative goal on the near-term.

paxys 5y ago

Slightly bloated from pictures shared a year or two ago maybe, but he still looks very healthy for a 57 year old.

Black101 5y ago

Here's a Youtube link for what I think is the same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZA2SzCc78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZA2SzCc78