An aging youth researcher is inspired by the theses of Yuval Harari, who predicts a medical-biological revolution for humankind: We will defeat age and illness, live to be 120, all while being healthier and fitter than we are today.
Such is Dr. Johannes Lohmer’s state of euphoria when he is forced to confront, often painfully, the young people of “generation Greta,” about whom he is writing a study. He gets caught up in adventures, falls in love, goes to a monastery, loses his health at the gym, and suddenly starts hating youth culture – and old people, whose ranks he will soon join, even more.
But then the coronavirus pandemic breaks out across the country, and the deck is reshuffled: The young feel trapped and the old really are – and they fear death. He, an “old, white man” who now wears anti-racism stickers, becomes increasingly panicked. But ultimately things do calm down and slow down – albeit somewhat on the late side ...
