On the website The Objective, Jorge Vilches, columnist for Libertad Digital, Vozpópuli, and El Español, shared his opinion in this article, where he discusses the implications of transhumanism, feminism, and environmentalism on the future of humanity.
The Evolution of the Term “The Last Man on Earth”
Previously, the phrase “the last man on Earth” was associated with the character from the post-apocalyptic novel by Richard Matheson. Today, however, this phrase can be used to describe a disturbing future envisioned by ecofeminist transhumanism, promoted by progressive ideologies. This is not a joke or a conspiracy theory — it’s a possible future explored in philosophical essays over the past thirty years.
Analyzing Miklós Lukács’s Book: “Neo-Entities”
Miklós Lukács de Perényi’s book “Neo-Entities: Technology and Anthropological Change in the 21st Century” (2024) offers a deep dive into this disturbing vision. He links ideas, historical events, and thinkers, ultimately drawing a terrifying conclusion: a world without humanity — and specifically, a world without men. The logic behind this progressive agenda is as follows.
The Ecological Agenda: Humans as a Threat to the Planet
The environmental movement asserts that humans are the primary cause of climate change and that the planet would be better off without us. We are seen as a plague, destroying natural resources and threatening life on Earth. Feminism adds to this by claiming that pollution and exploitation are masculine traits because men have dominated the Earth for centuries. Their solution involves controlling birth rates, advocating for euthanasia, and re-educating men. Women, according to them, have a natural tendency towards care and peace in harmony with nature, and if they were in power, the situation would be different.
Transhumanism as the Final Piece
Transhumanism, through biotechnology, completes this vision, offering genetic editing, which Lukács views as a distorted evolution akin to eugenics, seen in the darkest episodes of the 20th century. Transhumanists seek to “liberate humanity from natural limits” through science and technology. They claim that it is possible to create “positive people” — physically superior beings with good qualities, like women — without the need for men.
Progress as a Cover for Authoritarianism and Feminism
This so-called “progressive” agenda is not paranoia. It exists and is already being implemented. It was born in books, and now it is becoming a reality. Personally, I believe that ideas and political actions are tightly connected. Ideas pave the way for political actions, which, in turn, form a new generation of ideas. Only when a general mentality is forged can policies that once seemed strange be carried out. George Lakoff rightly pointed out: first control the language, then create the mental framework to explain the world, and only then implement policies to transform it.
The Pressure of Two Opposing Principles: Materialism and Postmodernism
Lukács argues that humanity lives under the pressure of two extreme principles. On one side, materialism, which emphasizes the importance of data, and on the other, postmodern relativism, which claims that everything is subjective and open to interpretation, as science and reason are tools of domination that need to be eliminated for people to be free. The author asserts that people are caught between the belief that only data is true and the belief that feelings are stronger than scientific evidence. An example of this is self-perception of sexuality.
The Manipulation of the Concept of Progress
The cause of this distortion is the “religion of progress,” or rather, its manipulation. In the past, progressivism supported science, technology, and even morality. Today, Lukács writes, the idea of progress has been hijacked to implement the greatest social engineering project in history: anthropological change, transhumanism, which shifts the responsibility for human reproduction to technology. Citing progress as the excuse, this agenda hides ecological authoritarianism, exaggerated feminism — for example, the idea that all men are potential rapists — and the eugenics of transhumanism, this artificial Darwinism.
The Male as an Expendable Part of Society
In this project, the male becomes expendable, just as humanity itself is deemed surplus. For example, artificial intelligence could decide how to create a person by genetically editing them for a specific purpose, with a predetermined death date, where biological life would end after fulfilling its created purpose. Lukács claims that this is already possible. In fact, sperm can be obtained from women’s stem cells, and artificial wombs already exist. This process could be determined by AI in case of a shortage, much like when a smart refrigerator tells you that the milk has run out.
Feminist Movements and the Exclusion of Men
Not only is the male excluded from natural reproduction, but the entire pregnancy process, which traditionally involves sexual relations, is also excluded. This aligns with certain feminist movements, such as the 4B movement (the four “no”s), which advocates for excluding men from sex, marriage, and procreation. Instead, through genetics, anyone — whether male, female, trans, or non-binary — can obtain a child selected from a catalog.
The Ethics of Genetic Editing and Reproduction
This issue is complex and extends beyond dismantling the concept of the traditional family. Michael Sandel pointed out that genetic editing of reproduction objectifies the child and conditions the love of parents based on the “quality of the product.” Furthermore, genetically created people, “neo-entities,” would be different from biological humans, which, as Fukuyama and Habermas noted, could lead to the erosion of the doctrine of human rights. The question would need to be asked again: what is a human being?
Yuval Noah Harari and the Vision of Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari addresses this in Homo Deus (2016), where he argues that humanity can and should become like God, creating intelligence and artificial life through biotechnology and robotics. This “progress” could retire the male Homo sapiens, seen as the source of problems like wars and pollution, which are closely tied to capitalism and masculinity, and move towards the female Homo Deus. In this vision, humanity would continue to exist by eliminating its most troublesome part — the male — as if it were an appendage or a pimple. If eugenics involves making a human being more perfect by removing imperfections, and if the imperfection is male, then the male must be eliminated for the sake of progress.
The Terrifying Outcome: A Dystopian Future
The result, Lukács warns, is terrifying. Biotechnology will only be accessible to the wealthy and “progressive” governments. Genetic enhancements and laboratory selection are already a reality, and it is only a matter of time before they become routine. What will remain for the rest of humanity? Simply waiting for extinction — in other words, making the idea of the last man on Earth a reality.
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Neo-Entes: Tecnología y Cambio Antropológico en el Siglo XXI by Miklós Lukács explores the implications of technological advancements, particularly biotechnological innovations like genetic editing, on human nature and society. The book addresses how these technologies may lead to a radical transformation of humanity, including the potential emergence of a “new human” (neo-being) and the moral, philosophical, and social consequences that accompany such changes. It discusses the intersections of transhumanism, feminism, and environmentalism, presenting a provocative analysis of the future of human evolution and societal structures.
