Bryan Johnson and a friend place a massive McDonald's drive-thru order while Bryan reflects on why the ritual matters to him. He orders double quarter-pounders, 20-piece McNuggets, and McFlurries, connecting the experience to past routines with friends and the sensory memories tied to them.
A double quarter.
Pounder with.
Cheese.
We're about to.
Go.
Through the drive thru and order McDonald's. What's on your mind? Complicated emotions. It takes me back to earlier times in my life. This would have been routine with my friends in the car. I know what it looks like, what it smells like, what it tastes like. I can map out the entire thing. I've done it so many times.
Let's do it.
Heather, I have a pretty big order today. A double quarter pounder with cheese, a large fry, a big Mac, a 20 piece chicken McNugget. What's a 20 piece? Is the 20 piece like a family option?
I'm sorry.
Disregard what I said. A large caramel McCafe frappe, a regular McFlurry with Oreo cookies and a ranch snack wrap. And that's it. First.
Window, 45. You in?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
There's definitely a subconscious version of me that's like, we're getting McDonald's. I'm excited. Hey, how you doing? Thanks. A big order, right? Yes. Do people order this much stuff when they come through? This is common. Yeah. What's your favorite dish?
The fries.
Would you dip your fries in this? Yes. Oh.
And very ketchup.
Yeah. Wow. Both.
Take.
Care. You guys can't see. This is what happens, right? The whole car. Everybody knows this smell. I understand that it's easy and convenient and that it has all the characteristics that make you feel better. Because life is hard and brutal and mean. And this is like the moment of joy and reprieve you have from life's awfulness. And then it just you over. That's why I think they're a villain. They know this is the situation.
