This text presents a critical reflection on the concept of transcending human individuality and the inherent risks associated with such tendencies. Drawing on the thought of Jan Patočka, who described the historical personality as an exponent of a deeper effort, the document problematizes attempts to step beyond human limits. This includes movements toward the ideal of the superhuman as well as forms of collective action and collective responsibility. The central critique focuses on instances where the individual, whether through consent or coercion, is integrated into broader social or historical contexts that threaten to consume their individuality or replace their humanity with a supposed transcendence. The text warns against the loss of personal identity within structures that claim a higher purpose at the expense of the concrete human being. It provides a profound analysis of the relationship between the individual and totalizing tendencies in history and philosophy, emphasizing the irreplaceable nature of the human dimension and the dangers of its ideological transformation within historical processes that may lead to dehumanization.