/th/ - Transhumanism

First off, transhumanism is an ideology, not a state of being. You can be a transhumanist and have received no modifications at all.

Shoving mechanical bits into yourself doesn't really qualify you as a transhuman anything.

To be genuinely transhuman, your alterations have to be part of you, otherwise you're just a dude in a suit or with stuff shoved under your skin. Genetic modification is the obvious choice, although certain kinds of surgery, including LASIK, hip replacement, and artificial hearts, are arguable. Because of the way it interacts with her sense of touch, Zoe Quinn's magnet under her finger is probably the tiniest thing that can be remotely qualified as an upgrade.

Yes, your grandma with a titanium hip and tooth implants is more transhuman than the guy who stitched a thermometer under his flesh.

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IF you want to be a transhumanist, there's one simple way to do that.

Genuinely believe that technology can and should be used to improve the human condition. That's all that's required.

If you're going to be pic related you'll just be that weird guy in Lain.

As far as implementation of the technology to make your life better, think of what you actually need rather than what makes you look like a borg. Use a wearable if it will benefit you with notifications or tracking your vitals and exercise. If there are drugs that will help you with limited side effects whether legal or physical, then take them. Build your own cloud server. Listening to audiobooks is probably the closest thing we have to downloading things into our brain passively.