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There is huge news, so I’ll cut right to it: I have been given the reigns of Technoccult.net, and I will be integrating it with A Future Worth Thinking About. AFWTA will act as the overarching header for all things we do here, and Technoccult will service those specific ventures which blend science and technology with the perspectives of magick and the occult.<\/p>\n

Klint Finley, founder of Technoccult, has written some extremely kind words, here<\/a>, so I’ll let him take it:<\/p>\n

\u2026when I interviewed Damien a few months ago, something clicked. He writes about the intersection magic and technology, transhumanism, and the evolution of human consciousness. All the things that Technoccult readers keep telling me they want to read more about. I thought \u201cwhy isn\u2019t HE writing the site?\u201d Then I realized: I should just let him take it over. It would give him a broader reach for his writing, give Technoccult readers more of what they\u2019re looking for, and let me resign knowing the site is in good hands. Win-win-win.<\/p>\n

Plus, his interest pop culture analysis brings things full-circle back to the original idea behind Technoccult. Oh, and the first time I met Damien, he was wearing a Luxt<\/a> shirt. I had Luxt on heavy rotation while I was cobbling together the original Technoccult site all those years ago.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m aware that although I\u2019ve brought in other writers in the past, my voice has been the one consistent thing on the site, and that some of you might be happy to have me keep writing here, regardless of what I write about. Some of you might even prefer it. But overall I think Damien\u2019s voice will be more of a continuation of the spirit of the site than mine at this point. And while he\u2019ll surely bring a different perspective on a wide range of topics, I think we have compatible world views.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Technoccult, I recommend going over to read both the full announcement, and to tool through the archives and get a sense for the place. We’ll be working on the transitional fiddly bits, for the next little while, but there will be content and discussion there, sooner, rather than later.<\/p>\n

Thank you all so much for making this possible and for coming with me, on this. Now let’s see where we go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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