Zoltan Istvan futurist interview: towards a new social and young transhumanism 3.0
D - Zoltan , the transhumanist petition against you ,
strange and a serious error of media movement , right? R - The thing with the petition is it just has so few signatures, so it’s
become a non-event. I mean, if it had thousands of signatures, I would take it
more seriously. In my opinion, it just shows how small of a community actually
is against my presidency.
D- Istvan , more in depth , the usual intellectuals out of
the story ? R - Every movement has moments
when it fights itself, it rediscovers itself, it reinvents itself. This is
happening right now in transhumanism. What is emerging is a more activist and
youthful side of the movement. Transhumanism has grown dramatically in the last
few years. Naturally, it’s direction has changed a bit with that growth.
D- Zoltan Istvan , Science or Barbarism ? R - This is the deep sense of your social
transhumanism ? When people ask me my political flavor, I am reluctant to tell
them anything. I have some social policies, I have some libertarian policies, I
have some liberal policies, and I have some unheard of polices. A good leader
is not subject to a movement or history. They make up the most reasonable policies
they can as the world changes in front of them. I’m trying to do just that.
D- Zoltan Istvan , your fiction utopia Wager The
Transhumanist , futurist literature , then read as an open work like any
literary work ? R - A lot of good and bad
has been made of my novel. I’ve told people since it came out that you can see
it both as warning and as an inspiration. It’s
guide to help the world think more deeply on the most pressing issues of
our time. I think everyone can get something out of it, even if they hate it. I
think the fact that is creates very passionate emotions in people, good or bad,
is a sure sign the questions the novel brings up are increcdibly
important.