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Neophilic interests often span areas that are taboos within (American) mainstream society. It seems to come with the territory of genius, but some are better at
by sonoffett 12y ago
Neophilic interests often span areas that are taboos within (American) mainstream society. It seems to come with the territory of genius, but some are better at hiding it than others. Tesla's ether physics and Wilhelm Reich's orgone come to mind. From [1]:
(Eric S.) Raymond observes a high concentration of neophiles in or around what he calls "leading edge subcultures" such as science fiction fandom, neo-paganism, transhumanism, etc. as well as in or around nontraditional areas of thought such as fringe philosophy or the occult.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neophile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neophile
- MrBuddyCasino 12y agoYes, I always got the feeling that transhumanism and the singularity is today's flavour of this "fringe philosophy". Not with as much sex, though.
- api 12y agoOh totally. Transhumanism is older than civilization too. Humans have been trying to go beyond themselves ever since they started thinking about the concept of self, and augmentation with technology began with clothing, tattoos, and of course drugs. Modern transhumanist ideas are just a rehash of a very deeply ancient impulse.