Редактирование: Criticism of transhumanism (раздел)

== Dislike of association with transhumanists ==
''Main: [[Transhumanist inevitablism]], [[Technological utopianism]]''

A final reason for critics to be fearful of transhumanism is if they assess the movement as being dominated in practice by people to whom several of the preceding criticisms apply. These are individuals who:

* Pay only lip service to risks of technology going bad, whilst rushing headlong into uncritical adoption of new technologies
* Downplay uncertainties, whilst talking about "the victory of transhumanism being inevitable"
* Focus on promoting their own well-being, whilst showing little concern for people who are presently disadvantaged
* Are collectively fragmented and divisive, rather than being able to cooperate for the greater good
* Are preoccupied with talking rather than doing.

For example, [[Posthuman]] critic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Katherine_Hayles Katherine Hayles] stated in 2011, "transhumanist rhetoric concentrates on individual transcendence; at transhumanist websites, articles, and books, there is a conspicuous absence of considering socioeconomic dynamics beyond the individual.” And platitudes about inclusiveness aside, the Transhumanist road is not one traveled by "the little guy."<ref>[http://www.metanexus.net/essay/h-wrestling-transhumanism H-: Wrestling with Transhumanism]</ref>

At the time of writing, it remains an open question whether the transhumanist community will turn out to be dominated in practice by people with such characteristics, or whether, instead, the movement will live up to its own ideals.