Flesh Is Temporary
“Transhumanism” is a philosophical-intellectual movement that seeks to make possible the transcendence of the human race through technology. Our biological bodies are limited, they do not withstand time, they are fragile, and they can condemn our existence in the blink of an eye. Over time, we have been witnessing technology merge with our bodies through prosthetics, wearable gadgets, vaccines, and implants. Is transcending the human body, then, something inevitable?
The Shift Is Already Happening
I believe the answer is yes. There are many issues and problems backed by ethics and morality that slow the process down, but it is inevitable.
Moral and ethical questions are important; history has already taught us that it is very easy to confuse ideas with ideologies and allow people to commit atrocities in the name of science. But I must say, even as a layperson, that the barriers imposed by the various councils are not fair.
The research is happening; if it is not done legally, it will certainly be done illegally. It is simple: there is great interest, especially among the elites, in the possibility of becoming a superhuman. Restrictions from an ethics board will not stop that.
Corpo Monopoly
If the ethics board forbids it, the same research can still be carried out using test subjects in some poor, underdeveloped country, where no one will care whether people live or die.
In a few decades, the gulf separating the elites from the rest of society will not be merely a cultural matter, or one of wealth, money, or knowledge. It will be a physiological matter. With the upper classes having access to biohacking, gene editing, and related resources, it will be impossible to catch up. Impossible to fight against.
~ The total obliteration of the concept of meritocracy (if it ever existed at all).
All of these gene-editing techniques of augmentation or alteration will of course be subsidized and controlled, especially in the U.S. by the military-industrial complex and corporate monopolies protected and sustained by statist intervention
Source: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emmi-bevensee-genetic-engineering-against-neuro-normativity1
Chrome For Everyone
The great importance of the “anarcho-transhumanist” movement is to democratize this access, preventing elites from gaining a monopoly and promoting access for anyone who wants or needs it, regardless of social class.