Transhumanism—if it happens at all—is not happening anytime soon. Like, not for thousands of years if ever.
Listening to people talk about transhumanism today is like seeing people imagine flying cars in the 1950s. “Oh we’ve got this cool technology surely it means this wild extrapolation is right around the corner.”
He wouldn’t choose the bad option to get better options.
He’d choose the bad option because it sounds tough or cruel. He can not know and not care.