Редактирование: Gennady Stolyarov (раздел)

==Media Coverage==
Stolyarov's 2008 critique of ''WALL-E,'' a film which Stolyarov called "an assault on modern civilization, borne of deep economic and historical ignorance", was covered and satirized by Sean O'Neal of AV Club in his overview of the controversy generated by that film.<ref>Stolyarov II, Gennady (July 4, 2008). "[https://mises.org/library/wall-e-economic-ignorance-and-war-modernity ''WALL-E'': Economic Ignorance and the War on Modernity]". Mises Institute. Retrieved July 4, 2008.</ref><ref>O'Neal, Sean (July 10, 2008). "Your guide to the ''WALL-E'' controversy". AV Club. Retrieved October 24, 2021.</ref>

In an article on transhumanism's attempts to overcome mortality, James Moore of the Huffington Post provided a discussion of Stolyarov's motivation in writing ''Death is Wrong'': "Why not believe this is possible, Stolyarov asks, because the first part of accomplishing immortality is to believe it is possible and dying is not required. Teach that to the young and the world will change. Death, he insists, is wrong."<ref>Moore, James (March 6, 2014). "[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transhumanism-and-all-my_b_4913584 Transhumanism and All My Mortal Friends]". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2021. </ref>

Rebecca Hiscott of Mashable wrote an extensive profile of ''Death is Wrong'' and noted that the book’s “final message is a call to action: Dying is wrong, children, but through scientific progress you can make it right.”<ref name=":0">Hiscott, Rebecca (March 14, 2014). “[https://mashable.com/archive/death-is-wrong-book Children's Book Teaches Kids 'Death Is Wrong']”. Mashable. Retrieved October 20, 2021.</ref> She also highlighted “Stolyarov's fear: If children are not taught that death can be overcome, they will never strive to overcome it.”<ref name=":0" /> Leanne Butkovic of Fast Company wrote of ''Death is Wrong'' that "The language is just saccharine enough for children to dig into, but the portentous themes will strike deep, philosophical chords in adults. The overall message is positive: The way technology is headed, we should be able to continue discovering and doing the things we love indefinitely."<ref>Butkovic, Leanne (February 24, 2014). "[https://www.fastcompany.com/3026858/how-young-is-too-young-to-learn-about-the-singularity How Young is Too Young to Learn About the Singularity?]" ''Fast Company''. Retrieved October 22, 2021.  </ref> Joelle Renstrom, writing for Slate's ''Future Tense'', criticized the book by calling it "creepy" and saying, "Kids could grow up not just afraid of death, but also afraid of failing to fix it."<ref>Renstrom, Joelle (March 2014). "[https://slate.com/technology/2014/03/death-is-wrong-the-transhumanist-kids-book-by-gennady-stolyarov.html The Most Terrifying Kids' Book]". Slate. Retrieved August 25, 2014.  Death is Wrong, Says Creepy Kids' Book [webpage title] ... "The book encourages kids to help eradicate death with technology. ... In late February, Stolyarov and the Movement for Indefinite Life Extension started an Indiegogo campaign to raise $5,000 to distribute 1,000 free copies to kids." </ref> However, in late 2014, Renstrom also acknowledged that "Transhumanism has gained traction as scientists and thinkers such as [[Ray Kurzweil]], [[Aubrey de Grey]], and Gennady Stolyarov have become increasingly well known."<ref>Renstrom, Joelle (2014). "[https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/transhumanist-party-announces-2016-presidential-candidate.html The Transhumanist Party Announces Their 2016 Presidential Candidate]". Giant Freakin Robot. Retrieved October 31, 2021.</ref> Meghan Neal of ''Motherboard'' also called the book "creepy" but noted, "Wacky as this still all sounds, he may have a point."<ref>Neal, Meghan. "[https://www.vice.com/en/article/ypwdqw/a-transhumanist-wants-to-teach-kids-that-death-is-wrong A Transhumanist Wants to Teach Kids That 'Death is Wrong]'". ''Motherboard''. Vice. Retrieved October 24, 2021. "But Stolyarov's strategy to groom the next generation to grow up thinking they might not have to die is unique - and more than a little bit creepy."</ref> Eric Schulke of the Movement for Indefinite Life Extension responded to Renstrom's article, writing, "People like the author of the Slate article want children to continue growing up afraid of life. They want death to continue to drag down their spirits and traumatize them."<ref>Schulke, Eric (March 16, 2014). "[https://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2014/03/slate-is-wrong/ Slate is Wrong about ''Death is Wrong'']". The Rational Argumentator. Retrieved October 24, 2021.</ref>  Stolyarov also responded to Renstrom's critique, writing, "Was fear of death my motivation for writing ''Death is Wrong''? Absolutely not [...] I said that fear only exists in the face of the possibility of losing something one values. The reason I wrote this book is not primarily that I fear death, but rather that ''I love life'' and wish for all innocent humans to have the opportunity to live indefinitely. But I also see no shame in fearing the loss of what one loves."<ref>Stolyarov II, Gennady (March 30, 2021). "[https://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2014/03/spreading-the-word-that-death-is-wrong/ Spreading the Word That Death is Wrong]". The Rational Argumentator. Retrieved October 24, 2021. </ref> Mark Shrayber of Jezebel authored a profile on ''Death is Wrong'', which, while it echoed some of Renstrom's criticisms, also offered various points of agreement.<ref name=":4">Shrayber, Mark (March 15, 2014). "[https://jezebel.com/should-we-be-teaching-kids-they-never-have-to-die-1544372910 Should We Be Teaching Kids They Never Have to Die?]" Jezebel. March 15, 2014. </ref> Shrayber wrote, "I agree that death is a frightening concept, one that keeps me up many nights. [...] I want to agree with Stolyarov that the singularity is coming and that in less than thirty years we will have harnessed life-extension to a point where we can all at least live to be 100. But I don't know if this is a concept we should be selling to children, especially without looking at the complexity of what such advances could mean."<ref name=":4" />

[[B. J. Murphy]] of the [[Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies]] and The Proactionary Transhumanist blog called ''Death is Wrong'' a "wonderful children's book" and wrote, "This is the book I wish I'd have read as a young child."<ref>Murphy, B.J. (December 7, 2013). "[https://proactiontranshuman.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/short-review-of-new-childrens-book-death-is-wrong/ Short Review of New Children's Book, ''Death is Wrong'']". The Proactionary Transhumanist. Retrieved October 22, 2021. </ref> [[Zoltan Istvan]], in his transhumanist column for ''Psychology Today'', agreed with Murphy, adding, "I thought the book was fun to read and important in what it tries to accomplish."<ref>Istvan, Zoltan. "Gennady Stolyarov: A Children's Book Ponders Death". Chapter 27 in ''The Remnants: Essays, Interviews & Other Writings''. Futurity Imagine Media, LLC. March 10, 2021. ISBN: 9781736342657. pp. 73-75.</ref> On March 21, 2014, Zoltan Istvan also posted briefly about how "Stolyarov's book really makes the media rounds and gives transhumanism some excellent attention."<ref>Istvan, Zoltan (March 21, 2014). [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5951066-some-more-stories-on-gennady-stolyarov-and-wendy-d-stolyarov-s-childr Zoltan Istvan's Blog]. Goodreads. Retrieved October 25, 2021.</ref> ''Death is Wrong'' was also favorably reviewed by [[Giulio Prisco]], who called it "a delicious little book for children and for life-extension advocates of all ages" and noted that "Provocative strong messages get heard, and teaching children that death will be cured is very provocative in today’s dull, defeatist, politically correct cultural climate."<ref>Prisco, Giulio (March 19, 2014). "[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:O60rb54dgLkJ:turingchurch.com/2014/03/19/praise-for-death-is-wrong-a-delicious-transhumanist-book-for-children/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Praise for ''Death is Wrong'', a delicious transhumanist book for children]". Turing Church. Retrieved October 25, 2021.</ref>

Frank Swain of BBC Future interviewed Stolyarov in April 2014 and described ''Death is Wrong'' as “a controversial children’s book that encourages young minds to reject the fatalist notion that death is inevitable.”<ref name=":2">Swain, Frank (April 20, 2014). "[https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140421-how-to-live-forever How to live forever]". BBC Future. Retrieved October 24, 2021.</ref> He described Stolyarov’s view that death “is simply a technological challenge waiting for the appropriate level of money and manpower to solve it.”<ref name=":2" /> Stolyarov is cited as stating that “It would be wonderful to get to a world where all death is optional. Right now, essentially all of us are sentenced to the death penalty, even though most of us have done nothing to deserve it.”<ref name=":2" />

In his last regular column for BBC Future on September 23, 2014, Frank Swain revisited his interview with Stolyarov and featured Stolyarov's views on the future of human augmentation: "Instead of relentlessly optimising ourselves to a model of perfection, he predicts an explosion of diversity. 'Different people would choose to augment themselves in different ways, stretching their abilities in different directions. We will not see a monolithic hierarchy of some augmented humans at the top, while the non-augmented humans get relegated to the bottom,' he reasons. 'Rather, widespread acceptance of emerging technologies would create a future where a thousand augmented flowers will bloom.'"<ref name=":3">Swain, Frank (September 23, 2014). "[https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140924-the-greatest-myths-about-cyborgs Cyborgs: The truth about human augmentation]". BBC Future. Retrieved October 24, 2021. </ref> Swain wrote, "I prefer Stolyarov’s vision of the future, and it’s one I subscribe to."<ref name=":3" />

In a November 26, 2015, article on Medium, Collin Duncan suggests that the implication of ''Death is Wrong'' is that "The acceptance of transhumanist technology and ethical values is not simply an option — it is a necessary moral imperative upon which future generations must be based."<ref>Duncan, Collin (November 26, 2015). "[https://medium.com/@BleachedSleet/the-day-no-one-died-the-moral-imperative-of-transhumanism-5d74d6c3c234 The Day No One Died: The Moral Imperative of Transhumanism]". Medium. Retrieved October 24, 2021.</ref>

Jasper Hamill of Metro, in a November 5, 2018, profile on the [[Transhumanist Bill of Rights]], cited Stolyarov's description of Version 2.0 of that document: "The Transhumanist Bill of Rights, Version 2.0, is an aspirational document describing how a future society which appropriately recognizes the value of all sentient entities will treat those entities so as to ensure that a positive-sum existence can be attainable for all."<ref>Hamill, Jasper (November 5, 2018). "'[https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/05/robots-deserve-human-rights-why-activists-want-to-protect-machines-from-their-creators-8097696/ Robots deserve human rights': Why activists want to protect machines from their creators]". Metro. Retrieved October 24, 2021.  </ref> As Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, Stolyarov administered the member votes that led to the compilations of Versions 2.0 and 3.0 of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights. <ref>Stolyarov II, Gennady (January 4, 2017). "[https://transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TBR_Vote_Results.pdf Results of the Vote on the Transhumanist Bill of Rights]" (PDF). U.S. Transhumanist Party. Retrieved October 24, 2021. </ref><ref>Stolyarov II, Gennady (December 12, 2018). "[https://transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TBR_Version_3.0_Vote_Results.pdf Results of the Vote on the Transhumanist Bill of Rights, Version 3.0]" (PDF). U.S. Transhumanist Party. Retrieved October 24, 2021. </ref> 

Molly Fosco of OZY Media interviewed Stolyarov for the March 25, 2019, Episode 4 of the Future of Health podcast, where Stolyarov’s thoughts were cited regarding the future of radical life extension, the technologies involved in it, the philosophy of transhumanism, and how humans who apply various commonplace technologies can already be considered transhuman.<ref name=":1">Fosco, Molly, and Watson, Carlos (March 25, 2019). "[https://www.ozy.com/news-and-politics/fancy-a-good-death-tune-in-to-ozys-new-podcast/93437/ Fancy a Good Death? Tune Into OZY's New Podcast]". OZY Media. Retrieved October 22, 2021. "'Radical life extension will be a combination of nanotechnology, robotics, AI and repairing the body at the cellular level,' says Gennady Stolyarov, chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party. Stolyarov and his party suggest that even a few billion dollars from private donations, investments or government grants could dramatically accelerate progress in the life-extension field." [...] "Nothing is beyond the reach of human reason in terms of improving our state of life, including the radical extension of human life." (Statement by Gennady Stolyarov II) [...] “Gennady Stolyarov and many other members of the group believe that many of us are already transhuman by virtue of wearing glasses or having fillings in our teeth.” [...] “I think the future is one of integration between biological and mechanical or electronic augmentations. The key is to preserve a certain continuity of bodily processes. Whatever part you get, it needs to integrate seamlessly into your existing organism.” (Statement by Gennady Stolyarov II)</ref> In the podcast Stolyarov is quoted as stating that “Radical life extension will be a combination of nanotechnology, robotics, AI and repairing the body at the cellular level” and “Nothing is beyond the reach of human reason in terms of improving our state of life, including the radical extension of human life.”<ref name=":1" /> Stolyarov further expressed his thoughts about types of future enhancements: "I think the future is one of integration between biological and mechanical or electronic augmentations. The key is to preserve a certain continuity of bodily processes. Whatever part you get, it needs to integrate seamlessly into your existing organism."<ref name=":1" />

On October 11, 2019, in The Friday Times of Pakistan, Hanniah Tariq cited Stolyarov's writing on the evolutionary significance of the opposable thumb.<ref>Tariq, Hanniah (October 11, 2019). "[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/unforgiving-rule-of-thumb/ Unforgiving Rule of Thumb]". The Friday Times. Retrieved October 24, 2021. "As Gennady Stolyarov II puts it, 'without the opposable thumb, human beings might never have attained the highly civilized, sophisticated, and technological lifestyles that many of them enjoy today.'"</ref>

[[Alex Pearlman]] published an extensive profile of the U.S. Transhumanist Party's 2019 Presidential Primary on Medium's GEN on October 16, 2019. While Pearlman described some of the chaos of the USTP primary process, she also noted that "Since taking over, Stolyarov has organized the fringe ideology [of transhumanism] into an efficient political machine".<ref name=":6" />

WIRED Magazine featured Stolyarov's views on transhumanism in a profile by Laura Mackenzie on April 29, 2020, entitled "Eternal Frame".<ref name=":7">Mackenzie, Laura (April 29, 2020). "[https://wired.me/science/health/these-scientists-are-trying-to-hack-life-to-solve-death/ These scientists are trying to hack life - to solve death]". WIRED. Retrieved October 25, 2021.</ref> Mackenzie cites Stolyarov as explaining that "most of us are already using technology to overcome human limitations in some way" and that through the progress of technology "we can overcome 'more fundamental limitations' such as material scarcity, disease, and even death."<ref name=":7" />  Stolyarov is further quoted as saying that, as a result of emerging medical technologies, “there would be no upper limit to the human lifespan; no expiration date, so to speak… My hope is [that this will be achievable] in 20 to 30 years from now.”<ref name=":7" /> 

James Bickerton of the UK Express interviewed Stolyarov for a July 6, 2020, profile on the 2020 U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential candidacy of [[Charlie Kam]].  Stolyarov is cited as stating that the electoral campaign's "focus was on raising awareness of the movement claiming: 'What I’ve found out with regard to transhumanism is that the barrier really isn’t hostility on the part of the general public, the greatest barrier is unawareness. So how does one spread awareness? One seeks to reach new demographics and one seeks to reach them using creative means.'"<ref>Bickerton, James. "[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1305932/US-Presidential-election-Donald-Trump-transhumanist-ageing-death-life-extension Trump challenged by radical presidential candidate hoping to REVERSE ageing]". Express. Retrieved October 24, 2021.</ref>

In April 2021 Riley Snyder and Tabitha Mueller of The Nevada Independent covered Stolyarov's opposition, on behalf of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, to Nevada's Senate Bill 292, a Democratic-Party-sponsored bill which increased the barriers to ballot access for minor political parties.<ref name=":10" />