Yeah, it is trouble. Thats why I offered the other formulation, thought that might be too vague. Basically, I just wanted to know what non-transhumanist Eliezer would be doing. I don't really care about the counterfactual some much as picking out a different topic area. Maybe the question should just be "If the idea of intelligence augmentation had never occurred to you and no one had ever shared it with you, what would you be doing with your life?"