>>485991I kinda get your impulse, you want to push back against hate-mongering. But the other anon is sort of correct about there being a narcissism problem. The psychological abuse you can find your self being subjected too can go beyond what is tolerable.
There is criticism to be had on strategy as well, the T's focused on appearance, sociology, legalism and managerial-ism.
There was another option:
They could have gone into bio-tech instead. There is a bio-mod community which is composed of the least judgemental people to ever exist. By now they could have been half-way to creating a open technology stack for biotech. Instead of punitive enforcement of social norms they could have been championing universal freedoms to controle your body.
I mean why not go for actual metamorphosis ?
The other anon you are debating likely thinks that
significantly modifying the appearance = predator disguisePeople won't think that if you mod the substance instead. And there would be some overlap of interests, many people have minor complaints about their biology they might wish to have modded as well.
Realistically Biology is very complex, and the people who start this quest won't be the ones that finish it. And there are no guarantees, it might not work out. That said it's a shame that there wasn't even an attempt, and the moment for getting this going might already have passed.