higherage
Higherage is a term used in speculative discourse to denote a potential future epoch in which humanity surpasses current biological and social constraints through technology and new forms of life organization. It is not a fixed era and may be used to describe scenarios ranging from radical lifespan extension to postbiological existence.
The etymology combines "higher" with "age," signaling an age distinguished by elevated capabilities or quality of
Proponents associate the higherage with advances in genetics, biotechnology, AI, neurotechnology, mind uploading, energy abundance, and
Critics caution that the higherage risks accelerating inequality if access to transformative technologies is unequal, and
There is no single agreed definition, and the term is used variably across sources. As a forward-looking