Re: “What is the right kind of people, and how would you suggest to attract them?”

Since you asked how I (capital) would do it, I’ll first say that a complete answer would be far too long for this comments section.I’ll shorten several steps, keep out the specifics (which is ok, since I’d use a methodology akin to “agile results” to create “stuff”) etc.And, one does not need to see the whole way in order to take steps.

First, to answer such a question, to know whom I’d need (aside from the general suspects: Leaders, Leaders of certain demographics + cultural groups (my list has twenty++ kinds of them, taken from the classic “Propaganda”),basically anyone with influence, and as direct allies, people who know how to conduct business, educate all kinds of people one needs such as public relationship experts and the one thing we do not lack, people who know about science) on my side,
I’d need much more information about transhumanism, it’s ideals, it’s history, and it’s goals.

I read about some political theory that said: We can, in all kinds of organizations/governments, find three types of people: The replaceable, the influential (their voice will command others) and the essential.Identifying and focusing on the latter (and some of the second group) should be the main work of anything that consumes time besides the production of propaganda media products.

I’d need enough information to at least propose goals that are tangible (e.g not something like: transcend humans.That’s OK, but more along the lines of repairing tissue damage through.. of course differently phrased).To determine good goals, I’d need to know for whom I am doing this, since most people, even though experts on the matter at hand, do not necessarily perceive the “less obvious” ways to achieve their goals.

But the primary reason i’d need to know more is: I think Transhumanism by it’s very nature is something that lends itself to “educational based selling.” To summarize that shortly, you see your costumer as client, and back up your claims with research.

I make this clear right now: Whatever one is doing (imho), non-profit stuff, advancing some ideology, or building connections (etc etc)- one is in the business of selling.Selling things, “yourself” (most not in a literal sense,I guess) and ideas.If you are like me, you sell all/most of these things;)

To understand how this is done in practice you need to know the concept of “core story”.It would be devised in conjunction with the formulation of my strategy (later).After I learned all this stuff about what I am doing, defined my “business” in broader terms (e.g railroad versus transportation) and redefined my relationship towards the target (in our case unecessary since we truly belief to act in their interest)- I/we’d go on and condense this info into different media formats, e.g a brochure that’s (another model would be needed, e.g emotionally compelling as example criterium) made by someone with design skills (or me, but I hate that, the last time I designed something was for the theme-based birthsdayparty of an aquaintance) under my close supervision.

It would for example be short, make use of precise rhetorics, and presents our case (hear one can include fallacies) while countering away the objections of opponents beforehand (without necessarely mentioning them, of course).It should not look like being biased (though there is research supporting almost everything).It has to be (that’s why we need the research) about the target, not us.They have to be educated about why they should support our cause.

Stop: By opponents I mean anyone who compets with us (but not anyone has necessarely something to say against us).In case of selling that’s broadly speaking everyone who wants to sell stuff.In our case these people are mostly other research groups and more importantly other ideologies, and religions.

One important thing in designing that brochure (the manifestation of the core story that I first saw when introduced to this concept) is to use guiding questions that lead the person to agree, another one is to avoid (insert extremely large list) things that upset, insult the person or anything the target groups (known through planning and research) could hold dear.

The ups and down of the brochure experience have to follow the format of all good performances (I have a model for that, but basically it’s stuff like avoiding to bring the best first, or be boring in beginning or end, just some ).All these steps can be taken with help of experts, if you are scared to do it alone (^^).

The design must be emotionally compelling, and clear (e.g stuff like pictures of old people, animals, children whatever included).

I’d also make use of reframing (for example using governmental research, noticing its cost and saying: Based on xy dollar research), and simplicity (5 things that you should know if you… etc etc)

Rightly done, it should be like an emotional roaler coaster, should make you want to believe/buy.

There are too many ways to get that reseach.I’d prefer to outsource that step to specialists (yeah they exist, but I am writing this on the go, and can’t remember the names), or do it myself through google.

It also should also be the base my future organization’s slogan (which can be build by obeying certain criteria and iteration).That slogan feature prominently wherever I want (it’s getting too much, I’d need to do some things before I know what’ be next).

This core story is what I’d use to train others (for example salespeople, though I’d never call them that way, more something line counselors^^ ), and align everything I plan to do to support it (and vice versa).

I’d then proceed to formulate a basic strategy, although we already started doing this.Defacto, I would build strategy and core story at the same time.

In strategy (that’s the way I do it) one can distinguish two basic tasks, which I call Strategic Planning (herein included strategic intent etc) and Strategic Thinking.The distinction between these two things generally blurrs, and at phases the former needs to be repeated.

Anyway, The former can be easily achieved by a concept called “guiding Questions”, which I already have ready at hand.These walk you through the formulation of a strategic plan with almost mechanical precision, they are based on several theories in the realms of strategy, business etc.I’d have to list a LOT of references to cover them.Some decide how we want to grow (what to outsource, to contact whom how, and how many people we’d need etc), which metrics we use (important, I’d use software to build models of what I am about to manipulate)to measure progress and how to automate stuff, and so on.

It would also include specific names of people and groups whom I’d want to approach.Depending on what you want to do (e.g journalists, afaik are eager to listen if you give them something that helps them write articles about your stuff, if said stuff is what furthers their aims).

Connecting to key persons be done through sending short questions per mail (á la Tim Ferris) to start a relationship, or if you are selling stuff you can catch the attention of people (this one I never tried) through sending them mail containing something cheap, cute or useful.Etc etc.

For example cheap 50 cent magnifiers are not that expensive if you send them right to the senior management (who may have not that good eyes anymore) of your potential “best buyers”.The most important thing is to beat the noise, to get that attention.

Strategic thinking is based on strategic principles, models etc.This intersects with different ways of “formal thinking skills”.It has to be learned through reading, case studies and application.Through drilling one get’s better at making quick decisions.

Now, there a lot of books out there on how to execute plans, so I’ll skip that.

There are also lots of books on rhetorics, politics etc out there.These all help to inform how the propaganda has to look.This is too much for this place, I think.I’d build a multi-criterion model (love that word) to take care of that.

In reality there is no sharp difference between politics, marketing, advertizing etc. I’d use principles and techniques from all these sources in order to create or supervise the creation of my “products” (in this case ideas/propaganda media).

In general, once you know the criteria (maybe one want’s to build a multi-criterion decision model), it should be quite easy to produce a piece of propaganda by means of some xy step algorithm.This can help to assure people besides you can do it.

Building organizations, social circles and how to organize them is too much to write down for me.One could write and sell entire books about this topic.De facto, people resell all these old ideas again and again :)

Let’s assume by now I know exactly what I want to do, and to whom.Using the guiding questions have found the relevant groups people etc, and can start to produce and spread tailor made propaganda through the media which most likely affects them.In order to get the guys I need I’d start some kind of income in conjunction with that, since I’d not get the people best suited without paying at least some of them.

One thing I certainly would want to do is called “softening the market”.Infusing a steady stream of memes, pictures, vids etc into media (internet, newspaper, remember one can send his research and claims to many newspapers all at once).Of course, this has to be based on the research, else you risk to brand yourself in a negative way (e.g saying the right thing at the wrong time can destroy many good things).

Over time people become more receptive to our cause.

Now it is just about doing all this consistently, monitoring (through metrics, software and internet/outsourcing) the effects, adjusting and letting the numbers of allies grow.
If the movement is big enough, it will be able to fend for itself.In general, you want to get people on your side who are smarter than you and can do what you can’t,Then I can RIP.

Damned, way too big^^

I did not mean that judgemtal, just like you said: in the context of.

My really long comment is still awaiting approval.I have written it down pretty fast, missing words and spelling mistakes are abound.Maybe it’s hard to understand^^

Basically I’d build a fundation/organization/ group of some kind, let specialists do research on matters pertaining specific goals, and build tailor made propaganda (the basis of all propaganda is the same, techniques like “name calling etc”, google has some lists i one wants to get a flavor).The specific of these things are partly in my other post.But fully outlining it would need several pages and more time.

Maybe I’d also change the name into something less “elitist”.I don’t know.I’d also try to make it more digestable to the mainstream, the way some of transhumanisms proponents present it it’s clearly about a smaller group of people.Some kind of well-off /nerd mix maybe?I’d need to know more about it.

But I’d certainly be much more systematic about it. To lay out all the principles of propaganda, social engeneering etc etc would produce a book like post (if I include examples, which are needed to be convincing).The rest comes with my other, metal listening inspired post.