TL;DR
They are people who pursue a way of life called Entropy Exodus. With only the technology they need, they gradually move farther away from noisy society and live alone, happily, for a very long time.
Why Live Alone Instead of in Society?
1. An Unpredictable Future
Can you know whether society will be able to guarantee the kind of life each individual wants? I can't.
As a developer, I used to believe that I could have a lifelong career. It turned out that I couldn't. Technology keeps advancing, and what people say is often wrong. Predictions about technological "progress" have a reasonably good chance of being right. Predictions about how the benefits of that technology will be "distributed" are much less reliable.
The truth is that other people are difficult to trust in the first place. No matter how intelligent or famous an expert may be, they cannot even predict tomorrow's stock prices.
2. Technology's Rich-Get-Richer Problem
Exodists do not believe that fair competition or mutual prosperity will be possible in a society where some humans have their intelligence enhanced to a level comparable to AI while others do not.
I do not want unnecessary technologies such as a transparent body, wings, or changing my face purely for aesthetic purposes. If anything, technologies like these may make society even more chaotic.
Intelligence enhancement may be useful. But as I mentioned above, that will create problems of fairness as well. And besides, I want to learn.
I do not particularly want technology beyond a "good enough" level. Technology that can completely cure mental illness sounds good to me. Technology that raises the human brain to the level of a computer does not.
That is more than I need. So good it's bad. You know what? My brain is mine. And if I am going to modify my body, Basic Body is enough for me for now.
The Simple Life of an Exodist
Their lives are simple.
Inside a small and smart living space called Biosolace, they do whatever they want to do. They are wise enough not to become addicted to something or start treating themselves like gods.
What are they supposed to do all day?
They enjoy games and all kinds of other content. They read books and watch movies. They write. They can enjoy single-user VR as well.
AI is your conversation partner and your assistant.
Want to know more?
Head over to the Biosolace page.