Agree. The term ‘post-scarcity’ focuses purely on instrumental goals: abundant energy, longevity, etc. Transhumanism tends to focus on the same kinds of things: immortality, invulnerability, power. These are instrumental. What are you going to do with all that power and longevity? They’re often putting the cart before the horse. Make great art? Pursue truth? Mitigate suffering? Enhance personal rights? The are the ends. Power is the means, but very often it’s treated as an end in itself.
Agree. The term ‘post-scarcity’ focuses purely on instrumental goals: abundant energy, longevity, etc. Transhumanism tends to focus on the same kinds of things: immortality, invulnerability, power. These are instrumental. What are you going to do with all that power and longevity? They’re often putting the cart before the horse. Make great art? Pursue truth? Mitigate suffering? Enhance personal rights? The are the ends. Power is the means, but very often it’s treated as an end in itself.