If we are searching for the “after” of the posthuman, where do the borders of humanity reside, and how do we cross them? In Humankind, Timothy Morton describes humanity and the anthropocene as Hyperobjects; things so large and pervasive that we cannot see or feel the edges of them. As humans, we might take for granted there is no other reality than the anthropocene because we are so intertwined with it that we cannot see anything beyond it.

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 From a humanist point of view, non-human animals live in our world. In reality, non-humans have their own point of view and their own world. Sharing the same space on earth, humans, non-humans, and nonsentient non-humans have permeable, overlapping worlds. 1 When the Posthuman intervenes with the Anthropocentric Hyperobject, the perspective of non-humans needs to be acknowledged. Humanity is interconnected with all other creatures on Earth; as a baseline, we share existence on the same planet. Creating oppositional relationships founded on presumed superiority harms those that exist outside the chosen parameters. As Morton says, “Thinking about humankind in a non-anthropocentric way requires thinking about humankind in an anti-racist way”. 2 Anti-racism reconceptualizes the structural racism that founded our current social system. Throughout history, humans have created categories for themselves to create hierarchy and control. Before humanity can “ascend” to a posthuman state, the current systems that oppress marginalized communities must be dismantled. “Human” must be decentralized and diversified in order to expand.