extropian

See also: Extropian

English

Alternative forms

• Extropian

Etymology

extropy +‎ -an

Adjective

extropian

1. Of, or relating to extropy.

Noun

extropian (plural extropians)

1. An adherent or advocate of, or an activist for, extropy or extropianism and its goals or principles.
   • 2001?, Rob Lightner, Amazon review of Cyborg Citizen: Politics in the Posthuman Age by Chris Hables Gray:

     Though [Chris Hables Gray] does go out of his way to remind the reader that nearly all of us are bio-enhanced (that is a vaccination scar, isn’t it?), he’s neither a chrome-eyed Extropian nor a Rifkinesque fear-mongerer.

   • 2002, Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (→ISBN), page 155:

     The Extropian movement has an active Web presence. Here is one statement on “What Is an Extropian”: Extropians seek to use technology intelligently to overcome genetic, biological, psychological, cultural, and neurological limits to the pursuit of life, liberty, and boundless achievement. An extropian is an optimist, a neophile, an explorer […]

Derived terms

• extropianism