Re:What ever happened to the transhumanists?
by axblount on Saturday August 06, 2022 @12:15AM
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Then how do you explain common transhumanist ideas like nootropics and biohacking? I think the line you've drawn is a bit arbitrary.
Re:What ever happened to the transhumanists?
by the_omegist on Saturday August 06, 2022 @03:32AM
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Indeed, I don't think the issue is with the use of chemicals or not.
But about, as the parent pointed, improvement. Even in a transhumanist society, someone with eyes on its feet or a mechanical arm without any usefulness would be regarded as stupid or mentally ill.
Not all modifications are good &/or transhumanists.
Re:What ever happened to the transhumanists?
by agileAlligator on Sunday August 07, 2022 @01:36PM
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>I think the line you've drawn is a bit arbitrary.
On second thought, what I should have said was "transhumanists focus on improving the human body". Transitioning may improve your mental health (debatably) but it does not improve your physiological capabilities, and in case of MTF transition arguably worsens your body (bone density, muscle mass, fat distribution and so on)
There is a difference between messing with your body and augmenting it. Transhumanists generally believe in augmenting the human body with cybernetic parts, not changing the body's internal chemistry.