Came across the phrase “post-mortal” in qntm’s Fine Structure. Wondering: is post-[insert concept critical to current reality], pound-for-pound, the most generative prompt for protocolish, strange-rules-driven fiction and non-fiction? The proof might be the proliferation of post-Xs.

Post-literacy is a great one; it immediately stirs up intriguing effects. Post-modernism and post-rationalism are a bit niche but still powerful. qntm’s post-mortal is a more interesting version of transhumanism to me. The abundance folks are all about post-scarcity. Crypto’s about post-money. AI alignment is post-humanity. Universal basic income is post-employment.

How about we try it on some less canon concepts? I won’t elaborate on them, but just observe the chain of ideas they set off.