Transhumanism and the Metaverse

Note to readers: I considered dividing this essay into seven parts, because it is long and in some places pretty dense. If you are reading it by email, you might have to click on the title because the email server could truncate it. It weighs in at over 8,000 words — just what they recommend to maximize virality. Or maybe that was 800 words. An audio version will follow soon.

1. The Gospel of Progress