ok so i’m sorry upfront if this is a sensitive topic that i shouldn’t speak about. however i had this sudden realization like last week and now it’s stuck in my head. you deserve to know it too.

so there’s these silicon valley tech bros that talk a lot about transhumanism. That’s basically a movement that wants to improve your body somewhat through the help of technology, such as brain implants, cyborg bodies, etc… Well, isn’t transgender medical care a form of transhumanism as well? It surely does make use of technology, after all the girl pills and such come from laboratories (i’m not sure how exactly they’re produced but i guess it’s with the help of genetically engineered bacteria that produce the substances). So basically it feels a lot like people who get transgender care are kind of the first line in the movement to transhumanism. Isn’t that cool? or idk what else to say.

Anyways the realization is fascinating because most of these transhumanists are deeply republican for some reason. And they also hate against transgenderism for some reason? despite it literally being an application of the type of technology that they advocate for so heavily.

  • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    "From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine. "

    But to answer your question. Yes, chemical/hormonal enhancements do seem to go under transhumanism as well as genetic modification isn’t possible yet or at least as a reliable enough method.

    While i am a huge supporter for transhumanism, i am not a republican. I just hate the failing weak meatsuit filled with flaws we’re forced to operate.

    “Your kind cling to your flesh, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal… Even in death I serve the Omnissiah.”