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The Rise of the TikTok Mengele
- h2odragon 4y agoCombat implants. Subdermal armor. Bone reinforcements and biocompatible hardware attachment points. Of course some might point out that trying to paint politics on top of "how far will we go in stretching the body" is futile and foolish. Every generation rediscovers the limits of body modification and the uncanny valley for themselves, regardless of social, political, or religious opinion prevailing at the time.
- smoldesu 4y agoYeah, the last paragraph of this article is shockingly vague and inconclusive relative to the argument presented in the rest of the piece. > It’s just a hunch at this stage, but I suspect that both within and beyond the Right, re-opening the question of science, flesh and sculpture from the vantage-point not of technology but aesthetics will do a great deal to clarify where the cultural fissures really lie in post-print politics. Like, what is this even supposed to mean? Are you talking about a conservative right or a traditionalist one? What does this "clarification" look like, outside of subtly angry reactionary feminist literature? The more I read Substack, the less convinced I am that I'm missing out on meaningful content.