What’s up, America? I’m back. Let’s start this off by extending a welcome to all my new subscribers. I’m Rachel Haywire, and you’re reading The Cultural Futurist. This is a publication that focuses on visions of the future from a cultural lens and insights for the culture from a futurist lens. Nothing is taboo here, and everything is possible.
Many people have compiled their best writing into one place, so I’ve decided to do the same while throwing in my salons and book clubs. I want new subscribers to see what my community is about and remind my OG subscribers of our history together.
Cultural Futurist Salon I - Total Renaissance - This was the first salon I produced and hosted, crafting the groundwork for The Cultural Futurist to evolve into a living community. You can see the lineup and descriptions of the acts for a preview of what my events are like here.
My Girls in the Florida Lockdown Facility - This is the most personal piece of writing I’ve shared here and my most popular to date. I wasn’t expecting something so emotional to hit with my niche audience, yet it spread far and wide.
Offline is the New Online - This is the article that put me on the map. I proposed that due to the decentralization of the web and reversion to backchannels during a period of monotony—the future for the true creatives and outsiders would take place completely offline.
Why Can’t We Be Friends? - As if on cue, the article I wrote about being lonely and having a hard time making friends connected me to a bunch of new people. In retrospect, is this any surprise?
The Bold and the Brave - I created a political strategy guide for elevating bold people who speak the truth into a higher social order while disposing of the lying managerial class.
The Nietzschean Book Club - This was the first time I hosted a book club here, choosing Nietzsche as our starting philosopher. We began with The Birth of Tragedy, as everything does.
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Might be a good idea to make this a page.