“When we individually replace or augment a human body part—such as giving someone an artificial hip—most people don’t see that as becoming a cyborg. Additionally, it really doesn’t matter if the part replaced or improved is a heart with a robotic pump, or a knee with a titanium joint, or a penis with a built-in balloon for help stiffening—all technologies which already exist. We usually think of such transformation as needed medical treatment, or even elective vanity surgery in some cases.”

— Zoltan Istvan, Why I Advocate for Becoming a Machine (Vice, August 10, 2015)