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Originally Posted by Rasmus Wagner
THS is very much about the theme of Transhumanism: A "human" (or "sentient") being is not necessarily a 2-armed 2-legged fleshy creature born of a woman. AIs and surveillance are everywhere, augmented reality/VR overlays, the hyman rights of vat-grown clones etc.
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Right. THS is probably the better source if you want to delve into the strangeness of uplifted animals, minds (or are they?) occupying shells or just existing incorporeally, duplicates of varying degrees of resolution, various kids of augmentation, pervasive surveillance, etc.