Tools, systems, and protocols designed to modify, augment, or manage the biological and psychological capacities of individual human beings. This spans the ancient (yoga, meditation, mnemonic techniques) to the futuristic (cranial implants, gene editing, nootropics). Unlike Social Technologies, which target relationships between people, Human Technologies target the person themselves—their memory, mood, lifespan, or physical capability. They are the applied toolkit of self-improvement and, sometimes, self-transformation.
Human Technologies Example: The prenatal vitamin is a Human Technology—a mundane chemical intervention to optimize fetal development. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a Human Technology—a structured protocol for retraining maladaptive thought patterns. Both are engineering applied to the human organism, one biological, one psychological, united by the goal of improving human function through deliberate design.
by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026
Get the Human Technologies mug.1. A sci-fi ideology where humanity is viewed as the dominant or rightful species in a universe shared with aliens. Common in space operas, military sci-fi, and dystopian future settings.
2. Outside of fiction (theoretically), a stance that if intelligent extraterrestrial life were ever discovered, the preservation, survival, and continuity of humanity should take absolute priority over alien life — especially in situations of conflict, coexistence, or limited resources.
Where it’s mainly used:
Mostly in science fiction (books, games, movies, fandom discussions), especially in stories involving alien invasions, galactic politics, or interstellar war. Outside fiction, it appears in speculative debates about first contact scenarios.
Key distinction:
Not about Earth animals or real-world racial supremacy — it’s a humanity-first mindset in the context of extraterrestrial life. The core idea is preservation of the human species above all non-human intelligent life.
2. Outside of fiction (theoretically), a stance that if intelligent extraterrestrial life were ever discovered, the preservation, survival, and continuity of humanity should take absolute priority over alien life — especially in situations of conflict, coexistence, or limited resources.
Where it’s mainly used:
Mostly in science fiction (books, games, movies, fandom discussions), especially in stories involving alien invasions, galactic politics, or interstellar war. Outside fiction, it appears in speculative debates about first contact scenarios.
Key distinction:
Not about Earth animals or real-world racial supremacy — it’s a humanity-first mindset in the context of extraterrestrial life. The core idea is preservation of the human species above all non-human intelligent life.
Example 1:
“When the aliens demanded Earth join their empire, the council went full human supremacy.”
“When the aliens demanded Earth join their empire, the council went full human supremacy.”
by fatal alex February 19, 2026
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