The book is readable, accessible, with some very good ideas about the fundamentals of Transhumanism. The book presents this Philosophy or Political movement with very specific ideas which on occasion clash with other members' views, and in this sense, I think it is particularly important because "Woodean" Transhumanism is by far the most internally consistent, sustainable and realistic view of how to translate some of the core values of this movement.

I find some of the details of the book a bit simplistic and the book lacks in references to parallel and opposing views, but still, I find some of the core ideas as essential, well thought and consistent.

In particular, the emphasis on the intrinsic value of consciousness and sustainability, which may seem to mean little but actually these two ideas would counter the value of hive-like mind futures such as Kevin Kelly's Techium, to function they require some means to offer social fairness, and reflect the need to look at the external costs of technological innovation as part of the system and not external.

I would venture to say that the Woodean Transhumanist view is moving very close to the Ecomodernist position in an interesting way: thoughtful futurists unite?

Thank you David!