Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?

Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?

According to transhumanism, there is no alternative to biotechnological optimization, which is the only thing that can save us from extinction. Elon Musk's Neuralink is developing implantable brain-computer interfaces. (Shutterstock)The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In doing so, they contribute above all else to creating people perfectly suited to capitalism. It’s important to step back and take a…

Improving Human Beings To Make Them Perform Better: Why Is Transhumanism So Harmful? - Stuff South Africa

The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In doing so, they contribute above all else to creating people perfectly suited to capitalism. It’s important to step back and take a critical look at this movement through the lens of sociology. Why? Because transhumanists seem less interested in promoting any kind of evolution than in radically renouncing politics. That’s where the problem lies. Transhumanism em…