I do not necessarily agree that these 'trends' will be a good thing. However, you can't also turn the tide of time, things change, and the movement of 'transhumanism' is likely inevitable - and I believe we are seeing the primitive version of it in the current year. This kind of primitive transhumanism is insidious, it doesn't sound any knack scifi, because it is here now, and it is part of our lives.
This post was initially inspired by troonism explosion, along with the growth of comsetic surgeries in celebrities. I could remember in my younger days that cosmetic surgeries were seen as rather vain and full of complications, I've heard about horror stories where nose-job silicone got rejected and rotted out of the skin, implant toxicity, and droopy fillers all the time - but now we are seeing the Kardashians getting their bum injection to the point that they do not have natural proportion anymore, and girls on Instagram are chasing that look like moths to a flame.
Now we go into transitioning, where I feel like it is a more disturbing version of how cosmetic surgeries can be framed medically. Especially if you go with transmedicalist route, where 'giving in to the delusion' is billed as the best treatment, something we're not seeing in when Anorexia is treated. - A cosmetic procedures that is framed as medically necessary, and if you're going with tucute explanation? Personal freedom. In fact I don't see much of a dichotomy in this, the doctors, pharma companies, and related industries are making bank on these people regardless.
Now, you could argue that medicine has been developed to treat the 'ills' in people. At one point when it is developed to the point that most physicals ills can be treated - now we're moving to conquer the realm of mind. But can we change our insecurities by changing our physicality? Would it be succinct when people haven't learned to accept themselves. Another thing on this topic I've thought about is medical security. Our body is a very intricate, self-repairing thing for the most part, but it can also fails, with the current technology, many conditions that would be fatal years ago is now 'minor' if the patient is on a certain medication for life. (Insulin for diabetes for example) - Now, have our infrastructures and medical security great enough that people are willing to be medically dependent for life to satisfy their mental need and social status?
Then what kind of implications we'll have in society? In the current year, trans in sport is still controversial, but it is gaining a traction. What about doping? these things seem to get more and more acceptable? How would sport leagues adapted themselves to this growing trend when too many people will just dope anyway?
In fact I feel like any 'spectacles' industry, music and entertainment scenes will also another place that will accept the growing trend of body modifications fast. It seems new and 'unique', as well as setting a rather exploitative standard for people to follow like Kardashian example I've mentioned. What could be the next thing? a new trend of 'castrati' as a result of hormones-fuckery voices from both male and female sex?
I do not advocate for body modifications if it means you're running yourself at the risk of being dependent on medical system - but perhaps this is just a start of new norms?
This post was initially inspired by troonism explosion, along with the growth of comsetic surgeries in celebrities. I could remember in my younger days that cosmetic surgeries were seen as rather vain and full of complications, I've heard about horror stories where nose-job silicone got rejected and rotted out of the skin, implant toxicity, and droopy fillers all the time - but now we are seeing the Kardashians getting their bum injection to the point that they do not have natural proportion anymore, and girls on Instagram are chasing that look like moths to a flame.
Now we go into transitioning, where I feel like it is a more disturbing version of how cosmetic surgeries can be framed medically. Especially if you go with transmedicalist route, where 'giving in to the delusion' is billed as the best treatment, something we're not seeing in when Anorexia is treated. - A cosmetic procedures that is framed as medically necessary, and if you're going with tucute explanation? Personal freedom. In fact I don't see much of a dichotomy in this, the doctors, pharma companies, and related industries are making bank on these people regardless.
Now, you could argue that medicine has been developed to treat the 'ills' in people. At one point when it is developed to the point that most physicals ills can be treated - now we're moving to conquer the realm of mind. But can we change our insecurities by changing our physicality? Would it be succinct when people haven't learned to accept themselves. Another thing on this topic I've thought about is medical security. Our body is a very intricate, self-repairing thing for the most part, but it can also fails, with the current technology, many conditions that would be fatal years ago is now 'minor' if the patient is on a certain medication for life. (Insulin for diabetes for example) - Now, have our infrastructures and medical security great enough that people are willing to be medically dependent for life to satisfy their mental need and social status?
Then what kind of implications we'll have in society? In the current year, trans in sport is still controversial, but it is gaining a traction. What about doping? these things seem to get more and more acceptable? How would sport leagues adapted themselves to this growing trend when too many people will just dope anyway?
In fact I feel like any 'spectacles' industry, music and entertainment scenes will also another place that will accept the growing trend of body modifications fast. It seems new and 'unique', as well as setting a rather exploitative standard for people to follow like Kardashian example I've mentioned. What could be the next thing? a new trend of 'castrati' as a result of hormones-fuckery voices from both male and female sex?
I do not advocate for body modifications if it means you're running yourself at the risk of being dependent on medical system - but perhaps this is just a start of new norms?
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. When the writers of old were envisioning future technology they didn't consider how thoroughly the social aspect would be exploited and pushed. We can't just have super brain implants, no it has to function like a smartphone. What a sham.
