Some founders quietly see their work as expanding life beyond humanity
danfaggella · x · 2026-07-24
The author says they now know around 20 founders of think tanks and startups who believe the most important long-term goal is expanding the living process far beyond humanity.
They add that these projects are not publicly framed that way, but are ultimately serving that larger cause.
The post’s point is that a hidden but real long-term agenda sits underneath some founder ambitions, even if they rarely say it out loud.
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