akgunkel's Journal: Transtopia & Other Related Rants...

I hate everyone else for lots of reasons. Most of all because nearly everyone is an idiot. Those who are not just have other significant flaws instead.

Take the case of Transtopia. I took their little quiz and found that I support nearly all of their positions at least in principle if not in practice. But I can't support them.

Firstly, they follow a few "crackpot" theories such as memes. Now, Memetics is an interesting theory that provides some neat insights into certain aspects of humanity but I also believe that the theory, as a whole, is wrong and does not accurately describe reality.

They also support other things like Cryonics, Eugenics, and New/Free Country projects. I support such things in theory, but the reality of current and previous efforts leaves much to be desired.

Beyond that, my biggest gripe with these ass clowns is their immaturity about issues of profound importance to humanity. They are essentially sigularity worshippers and the name of this group is a play on Transhumanism.

I personally do not like the term "Transhumanism."
While I concur with the general idea of the singularity and transhumanism, I believe that our "humanity" is the only thing we will actually keep when the sigularity transforms our society and bodies.

The other side of the singularity is that it will be the most horrible event humanity will ever experience. The result will be good but the experience of the actual event will be terrible. While these Transtopians agree with this, I don't think they really grasp the reality of it.

If I end up sharing my Godhood with anyone, I guess it will most likely be people like these. Overall, I like them but I can only hope they grow up when they Transcend.