Designing the Next Human: Are We Ready for Real-Life Superhumans?
Whenever I watch the first superhuman walk out of a glowing lab in a sci-fi movie, I am completely mesmerized. But the other night, I was going down a massive rabbit hole researching the current limits of genetic engineering, and I literally got goosebumps.
It hit me hard: we are no longer just watching these stories on the big screen. We are actively writing them in real laboratories.
Let’s get one thing straight. Am I going to wake up tomorrow as a mutant who shoots lasers from my eyes? No. But human enhancement is no longer just a Hollywood pipe dream. Thanks to mind-blowing gene-editing tools, a vastly upgraded version of a human is theoretically completely on the table right now.
Imagine walking next to someone who:
Runs 40% faster without even breaking a sweat.
Has muscles 5 times more durable than an Olympic athlete.
Can heal from severe wounds in just a matter of hours.
It sounds exactly like the Captain America legend, but stripped of the comic book magic and grounded in hard, undeniable science.
To be entirely honest with you, my mind is spinning. I am really not sure if I am ready to share the sidewalk with these genetically modified new superhumans. How does a "normal" human compete when your neighbor is literally biologically upgraded to perfection? The ethical lines are blurring faster than we can even draw them because we are actively hacking the human source code.
If you want to dive deeper into this wild future and explore how close we actually are to this reality, you can read my full breakdown here: Read the full deep dive on Metaverse Planet
The genetic lottery we were born with might soon become a menu we can just order from. So, I have to ask you: If you had the chance, which upgrade would you choose in this genetic lottery?
Let me know in the replies or reblogs—I’m seriously curious to see what you guys would pick!
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