hot take: every single one of you who offloads knowledge storage into information processing systems is already transhuman, no implants necessary
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hot take #2: transcending individualism is a prerequisite for transhumanism transhumanism giving individuals qualitiatively improved capabilites is somewhat of a side effect of creating exponentially more powerful hiveminds
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this one is obvious, really; participating in the project of civilization requires accepting collectivism collectivism and individualism aren't inherently opposites, they're orthogonal; collective pursuit of scientific goals grants great powers at discretion of individuals
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"collectivism" as in "consensus through ideological uniformity" versus "collectivism" as "the group of cooperating indidivuals is far more than the sum of each one"
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authoritarian collectivism vs. emergent collectivism
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