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The Hyperpalatable Human

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  The Hyperpalatable Human What AI-generated burger adverts tell us about male-to-male transsexuals MARY HARRINGTON On TikTok, @mrbrokenbonez has been documenting his “six-month journey from 5’5” to 6’0” using limb lengthening surgery. Here’s a montage of what’s involved: @mrbrokenbonez They said it wasnt possible. From 5’5 to 6’0 using limb lengthening surgery. @LiveLifeTaller #growingtall #growingtaller #growthspurt #limblengthening #limblengtheningsurgery #gettingtall #gettingtaller #sixfoot Tiktok failed to load. Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser A recurring theme in my work (and the subject of next week’s talk at  NatCon UK)  is the wider social and political implications of a profound cultural shift in the consensus view of what a person  is.  This shift is not new; it began in the 1960s; but it’s been radically accelerated by the digital transformation and advances in biotech, and is now discernible everywhere . Under the old order, the underlying belief is that hu