
Pill Pod 105 - AI, Transhumanism & Silicon Valley Singularity Cults
PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast
Transhumanism Is a New Form of Utilitarianism
Transhumanists are interested in long-form utilitarianism. They also have this new thing with stoicism too and i don't know if there's like a sophisticated version of stoicism as opposed to the version that they espouse which is just indifference is seen as virtue right or what about ancient greeks who didn't think slaves as humans so they can be working for somebody else when they're at their best. The way of thinking that the transhumanists triumphantly adopt they love it yeah. It's something utilitarianism where you just make as much money as you can and then you can like do good things with it after it's like i i can change humanity by becoming
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