Transhumanism assumes we've already done the human thing and we've taken it as far as it can go so now it's time to become cyborgs, when hardly anyone is able to sit in their own skin and simply *be*, much less explore the deeper levels of their being. Maybe try humanning first.
Transhumanists are all "Right, did the human thing, now it's time for the next thing." It's like dude, no you didn't. Humanity has barely even been born. You haven't taken the time to explore what's in this room and already you're storming on to the next one. Be here for a sec.
I mean just the fact that spiritual enlightenment is a known, well-documented phenomenon should give us pause here. What's going on with that? What lies down that rabbit hole? You're just going to walk right past it and start knitting your neurons to machinery and stuff?
Everyone's trying to escape. Escape this experience. Escape this planet. Escape this species. And maybe that's exactly the problem. Maybe peace and harmony is simply learning to be here now. Maybe this adventure isn't meant to lead us away from our home, but into it.
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