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1Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, 410 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455-0346, USA. ellio023@tc.umn.edu.
Individual choices regarding enhancement technologies can create social pressure, influencing others to adopt them. This mirrors how technologies like cars and air conditioners became widespread, impacting societal norms.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Sociology of Technology
Background:
- Libertarian perspectives often frame enhancement technology adoption as solely individual choice.
- This view overlooks the potential for widespread social consequences and indirect influence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how individual choices regarding enhancement technologies can lead to broader social changes.
- To investigate the potential for self-reinforcing adoption loops in enhancement technologies.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of libertarian viewpoints on enhancement technologies.
- Drawing parallels with historical adoption patterns of other transformative technologies (e.g., cars, air conditioning).
Main Results:
- Individual adoption of enhancement technologies can create social pressures, altering the landscape of choice.
- Self-reinforcing adoption loops, similar to those seen with cars and air conditioning, may drive enhancement technology use.
Conclusions:
- The adoption of enhancement technologies is not merely an individual decision but a social phenomenon.
- Societal pressures and adoption dynamics may compel individuals to use technologies they would otherwise avoid.
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