Transhumanist magical thinking

From A History of Transhumanist Thought, by Nick Bostrom:

Another early transhumanist was F. M. Esfandiary, who later changed his name to FM-2030. One of the first professors of future studies, FM taught at the New School for Social Research in New York in the 1960s and formed a group of optimistic futurists known as the UpWingers.

Who are the new revolutionaries of our time? They are the geneticists, biologists, physicists, cryonologists, biotechnologists, nuclear scientists, cosmologists, radio astronomers, cosmonauts, social scientists, youth corps volunteers, internationalists, humanists, science-fiction writers, normative thinkers, inventors… They and others are revolutionizing the human condition in a fundamental way. Their achievements and goals go far beyond the most radical ideologies of the Old Order.

In his book Are you a transhuman? (1989), FM described what he regarded as the signs of the emergence of the "transhuman ". In FM’s terminology, a transhuman is a "transitional human, " someone who by virtue of their technology usage, cultural values, and lifestyle constitutes an evolutionary link to the coming era of posthumanity. The signs that FM saw as indicative of transhuman status included prostheses, plastic surgery, intensive use of telecommunications, a cosmopolitan outlook and a globetrotting lifestyle, androgyny, mediated reproduction (such as in vitro fertilization), absence of religious belief, and a rejection of traditional family values. However, it was never satisfactorily explained why somebody who, say, rejects family values, has a nose job, and spends a lot of time on jet planes is in closer proximity to posthumanity than the rest of us.

The current versions of transhumanist magical thinking show up, for example, in bloggers who announce the alleged victory of transhumanism because the make-believe portrayals in popular media have enjoyed some commercial success. How does this differ from FM-2030's assertion about "The Longevity Revolution of the 1980s"? Saying that you can imagine the desired outcome doesn't mean you've come any closer to having it for real.