> In all cases, i assumed extropianism and transhumanism imply that the
> individual should decide . I assume everybody tolerates prothesis for
> medical reasons. What if there are people who will tell you, they view a
> 'human' quality, you happen to value very highly as a personal 'disability'
> ?
One interesting take on this is the Voluntary Autist Movement in Greg
Egan's _Distress_, people who want to *become* autists. They feel the
ability of being able to model other people isn't worth the emotional
trouble it gives them.
> If we are intollerant to
> eachothers goals and motives, then what are our hopes for expecting
> tollerance from the rest of the world ?
Very true.
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