When we start to fully immerse ourselves in self-engineered virtual realities, the initial shock of having access to an entirely different set of programmable parameters may be too much for many...

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After two years in development, FreeMarket has launched its colony program. Users can register at projectdonut.com and download a beta version of FreeMarket’s system documents, ephemera and other material necessary to engage in the experience.

Colonists will also have priority status for pre-ordering the final release of FreeMarket: a limited edition set signed and numbered b… Continue

It would be perfectly reasonable to assume that extropian and transhumanist concerns are very recent manifestations in the timeline of philosophical thought. It would be reasonable to conclude that such concerns can only have been born out of the collision between 20th/21st century technological developments, post-industrial infrastructure and the captivating imaginations of science fiction writers who saw this stuff from miles off (and didn't need to give any rationale to their hypotheses).

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