> be me, move to Kuala Lumpur > expected cheap food, good sun, and occasional jungle vibes > instead: 2 crypto bros in the café arguing about senolytics like it’s fantasy football > overhear “bro, I microdosed rapamycin and my resting HRV is up 15%” > other guy nods like he just got alpha from God > turns out there’s a biohacking cult forming in SEA > funded by ex-DeFi whales and tech expats who got priced out of SF > they call it “longevity tourism” > medical visas + low costs + chill regulation = paradise for rogue science > met a dude from Estonia who runs a fertility startup from a beach villa > says he’s building an artificial womb prototype in Penang > asks if I know anyone who can source placenta stem cells “off-market” > get invited to a dinner w/ crypto-rich Malay VCs and a Swedish guy injecting peptides in his leg under the table > they casually pitch me on “bio DAO meets egg-freezing concierge” > one guy goes “AI is cool, but post-birth enhancement is the real edge” > it’s not even 9PM > realize I’m surrounded by the future of human optimization, running on no regulation, too much money, and vibes > mfw Malaysia became the new frontier for DIY transhumanism > mfw I thought I was escaping Silicon Valley, but the Valley just went global > humanity.exe is going off script