Hand raised. I’m one and I’m a conservative. The ‘trans-humanists’ are scary and want to ‘play G-d’.
Transhumanism is one of those frustrating topics where people will laugh at you for bringing it up as a valid concern, until that day when everybody will claim they knew it was coming, are all on board, and can’t wait for their technological enhancements.
I think I may have fallen on the Luddite side of the tech curve.
Have been in software/IT for 22 years. Still love tech- but, got laid off in July, had to return the snazzy company paid for current gen smart phone. Pulled an old Blackberry Bold out of my drawer, charged it up, slapped a SIM in and have not really missed all the must have apps that I thought I couldn’t possibly live without. I’ve still got a phone, I still get my email, I still have a GPS and I still have web access- and that covers more than 99.9% of what I couldn’t possibly live without while I’m away from a more robust device (computer, tablet, whatever).
And suddenly I’m feeling nostalgic for my old TRS-80 Model I...