About

Bryan Johnson With a Candle refers to a photograph of biohacker and influencer Bryan Johnson, known for his search for ways to reverse aging and extend his lifespan, wearing a nightcap, a nightgown and holding a candle. Made in March 2025, the post inspired various image caption memes and jokes about the rising quality of Johnson's posting.

Origin

On March 10th, 2025, multi-millionaire and influencer biohacker Bryan Johnson posted a photograph of himself wearing the nightcap, nightgown and candle stick combo, with the post captioned, "you up?" The post received over 4,400 reposts and 65,000 likes on X^[1] in three days.

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In the following days, multiple users quoted Johnson's post with comments about the apparent rise in the quality of his posting.

For example, on March 10th, 2025, X^[2] user @uncledoomer quoted the post, commenting, "I've done a complete 180 on this guy. he's very good at posting." The post received over 1,000 reposts and 60,000 likes in three days.

Multiple users posted edits, caption memes and other memes based on the image. For example, also on March 10th, 2025, X^[3] user @BecomingCritter posted a J.D. Vance Face edit of the photograph referencing the Have You Said Thank You Once? meme. The post (shown below) received over 220 reposts and 12,000 likes in three days.

More memes based on the photograph were shared on X / Twitter in mid-March 2025, many referencing Johnson's recently viral post about comparing nighttime erections with his son.

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