Most of the biohackers that I engage with call themselves biohackers. Often I call myself a biohacker to avoid confusion. However, I don’t really enjoy it. I don’t want my work to be linked with the other group of people who call themselves biohackers, those who are into nootropics, supplements, “looksmaxxing”, and IQ improvement. Not because I have any particular dislike for these people, but because I have no interest in their work (at the moment).
Occasionally somebody will refer to me as a transhumanist. This is incorrect, because 1. My self experimentation is not only because I am motivated by a desire for the “evolution” of humanity.
2. I actually TAKE ACTION towards changing myself. I don’t enjoy just sitting around engaging in a philosophical movement.
I liked it when Lepht Anonym described itself as a “practical transhumanist”. I wouldn’t mind that.
My absolute favorite term is “Grinder“, as in Doktor Sleepless. If you call me a grinder I presume you know what you are talking about. It’s very specific to body modification. Even if I ever adopt another subset of biohacking, I will still be a grinder first. I love the community of grinders that I know, and I love how I’m becoming a more skilled, knowledgeable, and brave grinder because of them.
