This archive file was compiled from audio of a discussion futurist FM 2030 held at the University of California, February 6th, 1994.
Are You a Transhuman?
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This archive file was compiled from audio of a discussion futurist FM 2030 held at the University of California, February 6th, 1994.
One Response to “Are You a Transhuman?”
January 5
RedneckCryonicistYeah, well, we know how accurately FM predicted the conditions of life in that mysterious, far-future year 2010: http://www.scribd.com/doc/10948503/Up-Wing-Priorities
I knew FM slightly, I got to meet him once at a conference, and his writings influenced the way I think about things. I acknowledge that much about him. But he got so many things really, badly wrong based on his uncritical acceptance of the Enlightenment’s social philosophy, especially its blank-state model of human nature and its 20th Century instantiation in “progressive” ideology. FM’s head probably would have exploded if could have seen in 2014 that many futurist-minded geeks think that traditional social beliefs like monarchy and patriarchy deserve a second look. We might have taken our kings to the guillotine or to a firing squad in the cellar a little too hastily.
FM also promoted “fluid” sexual relationships, so I wonder what he would have made of the Game/PUA subculture which has emerged in recent years. Does this demonstrate what he had in mind?