You've been in the transhumanist community for, what, at least 10 years?
20, my young friend.
I honestly have no clue what could possibly be going wrong in your mind at this moment. I do not understand what general category of malfunction corresponds to this particular mistake.
And that should suggest to you that the mistake may be yours.
It's certainly evidence in favour of that position, but not enough...
The Open Thread posted at the beginning of the month has gotten really, really big, so I've gone ahead and made another one. Post your new discussions here!
This thread is for the discussion of Less Wrong topics that have not appeared in recent posts. If a discussion gets unwieldy, celebrate by turning it into a top-level post.