Редактирование: Silicon Valley (раздел)

== Reception ==
[[File:Bloodboy.jpg|right|thumb|[[Silicon Valley (TV show)|Silicon Valley the TV show]] parodies the ghoulish nature of [[parabiosis]] and the industry's (specifically [[Peter Thiel]]'s)<ref>https://www.inc.com/jeff-bercovici/peter-thiel-young-blood.html</ref> obsession with longevity.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15676696/hbo-silicon-valley-recap-season-4-episode-5-the-blood-boy</ref>]]
This very association has come under scrutiny due to critics who are concerned about its potential for [[oligarchic transhumanism|oligarchy]] and treating [[transhumanism as a religion]]:<ref>[http://quarterly.demos.co.uk/article/issue-8/transhumanism-zoltan-vs-professor-richard/ Transhumanism: Zoltan Istvan vs. Professor R. Jones]</ref>

<blockquote>It’s not surprising that transhumanism is popular amongst the Californian techno-elite; the idea that technology is a wholly positive force unfolding with its own inevitable logic is one that is very comforting to those who benefit the most from the current arrangements. Transhumanism is, in effect, the state religion of [[The Californian Ideology|Californian techno-neoliberalism]], and like all state religions its purpose is to justify the power of the incumbents.<br/>&mdash; Professor [[Richard Jones]]</blockquote>
Criticism is often levied at prioritizing these new technologies over helping the poor and developing world:
<blockquote>It’s incredibly exciting and wonderful to be part of a species that dreams in a big way. But I also want to be part of a species that takes care of the poor and the dying, and I’m worried that our attention is being drawn away to a glittery future world that is fantasy and not the world we live in. - Laurie Zoloth<ref name="wp" /></blockquote>